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Philadelphia, Lippincott, (1977). Second printing of his fourth book under his adopted Indian name, a coming-of-age story for young people told in a manner that N. Scott Momaday called "truly reflective of the oral tradition and the rich heritage of Native American storytelling." The biographical information identifies Highwater as being of Blackfeet/Cherokee heritage, and the book is illustrated by Fritz Scholder, a Luiseno Indian artist, who also provided the dust jacket illustration. Inscribed by the author: "For Hank,/ these tales of the ancient land/ Love, Jamake." The recipient was Henry Kurth, a longtime professor and the co-founder of the Dance Theater of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth in 1969. Highwater, who wrote a book on Native American dance, was the director and choreographer of the San Francisco Contemporary Dancers from 1954 to 1967. Fine in a rubbed, price-clipped, very good dust jacket with the Newbery Honor Book label on the front panel. [#026339] $20

NY, Thomas Crowell, (1978). A novel about the Stephens and Catherwood trips through southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Yucatan peninsula in the 1830s that rediscovered the ruins of the Mayan civilization, record of which had been lost to Europeans by the 19th century, and was entirely new to Americans. Their two books -- Incidents of Travel in the Yucatan and Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and the Yucatan -- were popular, colorful accounts that were also archeologically important for the highly detailed drawings Catherwood did of the ruins and glyphic writings of the Mayans. Signed by the author,who was representing himself as Native American at the time but was discovered after his death to have no connection to Native American ancestors or tribes. Owner gift inscription on half-title. One corner bumped; very near fine in fine jacket. [#003016] $20

NY, Grove Press, (1992). A novel that continues with the character of Sitko Ghost Horse from his earlier young adult sequence, but which is apparently not aimed at a young adult audience; it is rather an autobiographical novel exploring the issues of ethnicity and identity that dogged Highwater both personally and publicly for many years. Highwater was either a con man or an "Indian wannabe" -- or both -- and his attempt at self-reinvention was met with skepticism in the Native American literature community, if not outright disdain. Inscribed by the author to Henry Kurth "with affection" in the year of publication. Spine lean; else fine in a fine dust jacket. [#026344] $20

NY, New American Library, (1990). Uncorrected proof copy. An extended reflection on, and analysis of, cultural attitudes toward sexuality, and how they embody the central myths of the culture. Fine in wrappers. [#003871] $20

NY, Harper & Row, (1981). Uncorrected proof copy. A discourse on the characteristics and components of an Indian aesthetic and perspective, which attempts to also define the differences between the "Western" world view and that of "primitive" cultures, particularly Native American. Highwater's thesis is that one of the great thrusts of the contemporary era is toward a fusion of the mentality of "primal" peoples with that of Western civilization, giving rise to a new perspective that transcends them both. It is borne out, he says, in many specific ways, such as the trend toward a postmodern aesthetic that challenges old assumptions about what constitute valid experiences. Highwater’s identity challenged a number of notions: he portrayed himself as being of Blackfeet/Cherokee heritage but turned out to be falsely representing himself -- more or less successfully -- for nearly 30 years. Small stain on foredge of pages, otherwise a fine copy in wrappers. [#003867] $20

NY, HarperCollins, (2002). Advance Reading Copy. Very Good in wrappers. [#706694] $20

(NY), HarperFlamingo, (1999). A novel by the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. Fine in a fine dust jacket, and signed by the author. [#013653] $20

NY, Farrar Straus Giroux, (1993). Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. [#703384] $20

NY, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, (1984). Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. [#703386] $20

NY, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, (1984). Advance Reading Copy. Very Good in wrappers. [#703387] $20

NY, Poseidon Press, (1993). Very Good in Very Good DJ. [#704543] $20

NY, HarperCollins, (1993). Advance Reading Copy. Very Good in wrappers. [#706335] $20

NY, HarperCollins, (1998). Advance Reading Copy. Very Good in wrappers. [#706339] $20

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, (1997). Advance Reading Copy. Very Good in wrappers. [#703390] $20

NY, William Morrow & Co., (2000). Advance Reading Copy. Very Good in wrappers. [#705356] $20

Boston, David R. Godine, (1993). Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. [#703397] $20

(Pittsburgh), U. of Pittsburgh Press, (1990). Uncorrected proof copy. Winner of the 1990 Drue Heinz Literature Prize for short fiction, chosen by Russell Banks. Fine in wrappers. [#005199] $20

NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. Very Good in Very Good (spine-faded, edge-worn) DJ. [#704471] $20

NY, St. Martin's Press, (1987). Very Good in Very Good DJ. [#704496] $20

NY, Random House, (n.d.). Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. Dampstaining to rear cover. [#703398] $20

Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, (1993). Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. [#703399] $20

San Francisco, HarperSanFrancisco, (2000). Advance Reading Copy. Very Good in wrappers. [#703401] $20

NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. [#709554] $20

NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1984). Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. [#703402] $20

NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. [#703403] $20

NY, Random House, (1982). Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. [#703404] $20

NY, E.P. Dutton, (1992). Advance Uncorrected Proof. Author's first novel. Very Good in wrappers. [#703407] $20

NY, E.P. Dutton, (1992). Advance Reading Copy. Author's first novel. Very Good in wrappers. [#703406] $20

NY, Atlantic Monthly Press, (1994). Advance Reading Copy. Very Good in wrappers. [#704212] $20

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1974). Very Good in Very Good DJ. Pencil marks in text. [#705075] $20