The Snake-Dance of the Moquis of Arizona.
Chicago, IL: Rio Grande Press, 1962. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xvii + 371pp. (+xxxi pp. plates). Cloth with gilt tightling to spine and front cover. A facsimile reprint of this study of travels through Arizona and New Mexico with an exploration of the customs of the indigenous peoples, that was originally published in 1884 under the magnificent title: "The Snake-Dance of the Moquis of Arizona. Being a Narrative of a Journey From Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the Villages of the Moqui Indians of Arizona, With a Description of the Manners and Customs of This Peculiar People, and Especially of the Revolting Religious Rite, The Snake-Dance; to Which is Added A Brief Dissertation upon Serpent-worship in General with an account of the Tablet Dance of the Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico, Etc." Bottom corners of boards lightly bumped, a little light wear to boards, edes dusty, otherwise a tight, clean VG+ copy (no dust jacket issued). Item #72118
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