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| NATIVE AMERICAN BOOKS
NAVAJO and HOPI WEAVING TEHCNIQUES
by Mary Pendleton (world-famous craftsman and masterweaver, lives in Sedona area).
Edition: FIRST Collier Books Edition; New York Date Published: 1974; Soft Cover. Description: Very Good. 8" by 11" tall. 158pp; Pages are tight and clean; No significant shelfwear; illustrated throughout with 150 B/W photographs, 20 full color, and 10 line drawings. Within the pages of this book are "two books". One is on the Navajo rugs and another on Hopi belts and sashes. Each part has its own table of contects, a complete list of sources, and an index.
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This book is of AUTHENIC INDIAN WEAVING. Pendleton teaches weaving techniques, as taught the craftsmen for generations of the Navajo and Hopi tribes. Every small detail is explained, including how to collect and store fibers plus building your own Hopi-and Navajo style loom. The finished pieces are entirely authenic. You will be shown the techniques of making your own tools, dyeing and preparing yarns the Indian way, the different weaves and weaving methods, and much more. The author's instruction are clear enough that even the novice can learn how to make the woven rugs, sahes and belts.
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John Wayne, An American Legend
By Roger M. Crowley. A coffee table sized book filled with outstanding photographs from the private collection of the author and others. Many photographs are of co-stars as well as film posters. A most informative and enjoyable read. Hard cover, 159 pages. Signed by crowley
$38
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The Official TV Western Round-up Book
Neil Summers and Roger M. Crowley give you the low-down on just about every western series made for television. Packed with great photos, there’s a synopsis of all your old favorites like The Lone Ranger and Bonanza, but also some unusual ones like Barbary Coast with Bill Shatner or The Swamp Fox with Leslie Nielsen. Includes a section of comments by some of those who earned their livings in westerns. Hardcover, 8-3/4" x 11-1/4", 208 pages. Signed by crowley
$38
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