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NY, Harper & Row, 1970, first edition, first printing.. This is the ultimate copy of Author's First Book, it is an Inscribed Presentation/Association Copy of the highest order, inscribed by Hillerman to Navajo artist Ernest Franklin who went on to create a cottage industry wherein he illustrated many of Hillerman's titles in an after-market situation where individuals brought him copies of Hillerman's books for Franklin to illustrate, the vast majority of such books include just one illustration by Franklin, this one has 30 (!) illustrations by Franklin in addition to Hillerman's doubly signed inscription ("with my thanks to/Ernie Franklin/for showing me/what Leaphorn/looks like/TH"), the inscription is on the title page, Hillerman has additionally signed his full name under his printed signature on the title page, Joe Leaphorn is the Navajo tribal policeman created by Hillerman with this book (and who appears in many of his subsequent books) who solves the mysteries that Hillerman created, there is… Read More

NY, Harper & Row, 1970, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Author's First Book which launched a great career as a mystery/detective writer who not only created both Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee as his main Native American detectives, but also used his fiction to teach readers about Native American culture, this copy is not only Signed by Hillerman, but it also carries original art Signed by Native American (Navajo) artist Ernest Franklin who depicts a shape-shifter or Navajo wolf, similar to a werewolf in Western culture, the gun and skull which are also depicted represent a sophisticated criminal enterprise undertaken on the Navajo reservation, Hieb bibliography A1a, with slipcase, only a handful of this title were so illustrated by Franklin, very scarce. Bookseller's tiny sticker on front free endpaper, fine in a very good jacket.

New York: Harper & Row, 1970. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition stated, first printing. Signed by Tony Hillerman on the title page, and with an original ink and colored pencil drawing by Native American artist Ernest Franklin, also signed. Bound in publisher's original purple leatherette boards over blue cloth spine lettered in red. Near Fine with a thin strip of black staining and associated sunning along top and bottom edges of book and jacket. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with sunning to spine, general shelf wear. Housed in publisher's blue cloth slipcase with silver stamping. Only a handful of copies of this title were illustrated by Franklin in this manner.

Harper & Row, 1970. First edition, first printing. Slight wear, still fine in very good dust jacket with a lightly sunned spine, shallow chipping to spine tips, minor rubbing and a one-half by three-quarter inch chip to rear panel, in mylar cover. Housed in custom modern slipcase. Signed by the author on the title page and with two very handsome original drawings by Navaho artist Ernest Franklin, one covering the entire half-title and a portrait of Joe Leaphorn on the title-page.

New York: Harper and Row, 1970. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. First Edition stated on copyright page with complete number line ending in 1 on last page. SIGNED with Hillerman's early signature on half-title page. 8vo, purple boards with a purple cloth spine, in a first state dj with $4.95 printed on the front flap. Very good+ (slight corner wear and very slight fade on edges near spine) in good+ unclipped dj (spine sunned; toning; shelf rub and streak on front cover; frayed top edges; one-inch tear on top rear panel; yellowed where the rear flap folds). 201pp. Includes custom, hand-designed leather gilt-decorated box.

London, Macmillan, 1970, first British edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Author's First Book which launched an amazing career, this copy Signed by Hillerman, it also includes an original Signed drawing by Native American artist Ernest Franklin which depicts a Navajo shaman/healer/singer creating a sand painting during a healing or curing ceremony for a fellow Indian, very scarce thus, according to text on the dust jacket, Hillerman went to school for his first eight grades as a day student at St. Mary's Academy, a boarding school for Indian girls, thereby, he says, learning how it felt to be a minority problem by being one, Hieb bibliography A1b, this may be the only British edition so illustrated by Franklin. Fine.

London: Macmillan, 1970. First British Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine in Plastic Cover. A beautiful First Edition (U.K.) of Tony Hillerman's First Book, signed by Tony Hillerman, one of America's favorite authors. The book is Near Fine blue cloth with the very slightest touches of lightness on the spine ends, and two very faint marks on the page edges, all barely noticeable; otherwise very clean and bright. The Near Fine dustjacket is complete with original price intact and very light touches of soiling at the edges; the front and back panels are coated in light plastic so it is difficult to say if this has yellowed at all (it is cream-colored) but it has certainly protected the dustjacket from tears or scrapes; the interior of the dustjacket (next to the book) is pristine. One of the most desirable "First Books" by an American author, this is a beautiful copy in archival plastic cover by this revered writer who rarely signs any longer.

NY: Harper & Row. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Slightest fading to the spine of the DJ, one tiny nick at the top front. True first printing. Signed by Hillerman on the title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 201 pages; Signed by Author .

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harper & Row, 1970. The true first edition (stated on copyright page with the number line on the second to last page ending in the number "1") of the author's first book and the first Joe Leaphorn. Dampstaining to back of bottom of dustwrapper (not evident from front). Dustwrapper shows one 1/3" closed tear to top of front panel and scuffing to top of spine. Overall, the book and purple dustwrapper show as "tight and clean" (especially in the mylar protector). Might be a printer's copy, because it has technical information on type-setting written on the ffep. in pencil. A very respectable copy at a "respectable" price. Laid in is a bookplate inscribed to me by the late Mr. Hillerman. . Signed Bookplate. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/VG+.

London: MacMillan & Company Ltd., 1970. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A very nice copy of this hard-to-find book. First U.K. edition, signed by the author in neat penmanship on the title page. There's a faint price sticker ghost on the front right corner of the DJ. Also a couple of very faint spots on the bottom of the rear board. Hardly noticeable. Overall, a very nice book in a very nice dust jacket.

New York: Harper & Row, 1970. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 201pp.; HB quarter-bound; purple&pink w/red; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. DJ purple w/red,white&blk.; some rub w/spine sunned. Joe Leaphorn mystery " ...makes the magic and mystery of The People terrifying and fascinating." Hillerman's 1st reservation novel. signed.

London: MacMillan. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth, black lettering. First British edition. Signed to title page by Hillerman. Spine head slightly bumped. Board edges very slightly rubbed. The unclipped jacket in mylar is in fine condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

NY: Harper & Row. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Tape residue on the covers, bookplate residue on the fep. DJ is price-clipped, the spine is faded and moderate wear at the edges. Signed on the title page by Hillerman. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 201 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good minus. SIGNED. 201 pp. Octavo [21 cm]; 1/2 magenta cloth with purple paper covered boards. The backstrip is sunned, and the spine title is a bit rubbed. A handful of the pages are trimmed short. In the dust jacket, with an abraded area to the surface of the backstrip which obscures the majority of the author's name. The jacket's edges are lightly rubbed and creased. The Blessing Way is the first of the series involving Joe Leaphorn. Signed by Hillerman on the title page.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Quarter Leather. Signed by Author(s). First Edition/First Printing. The author's first novel. A square solid tight carefully read carefully used copy. This copy has some light tanning, light soil to the edge of the text block. This copy has been rebound in brown quarter leather by a previous owner and should be a welcome addition to someone's Hillerman collection. This copy has been signed by Tony. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY..

Albuquerque, Sidewinder Publications, n.d. (2006), first edition thus, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Author First Book, illustrated by Navajo artist Ernest Franklin, foreword by the publisher, Ernie Bulow, Signed by both Hillerman and Franklin who also has provided an original full-page color illustration that depicts a Navajo shaman/healer/singer creating a sand painting during a healing or curing ceremony for a fellow Indian native American, with slipcase. Fine.

London: Macmillan, 1970. First UK edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed on title page. Boards in dust jacket, book very good plus, just a touch of wear, jacket very good plus to near fine, lightest wear, one tiny tear to upper left of front panel, slight toning to rear panel, tiny snag to bottom left edge of rear panel. First mystery with Joe Leaphorn.

New York: The Armchair Detective Library, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Edition limited to 100 numbered copies, this being #5. 201pp. Maroon cloth stamped in gold on the front and the spine, author's portrait affixed to front panel. Signed by Tony Hillerman on the limitation page. The first mystery in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee series. A fine copy in fine slipcase. ; Octavo; Signed by Author.

Albuquerque, NM: Sidewinder Publications, 2006. First Sidewinder Edition. Hardcover. Ernest Franklin. SIGNED. 224pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Black cloth over boards. Red endpapers. Fine/Fine. Includes thirty plus Ernest Franklin Illustrations and an introduction by Ernie Bulow. Signed by the author, illustrator and the publisher (Ernie Bulow) on the title page. Facsimile signature of Tony Hillerman stamped on the title page. The Sidewinder editions of Tony Hillerman's famed early and rare southwestern novels are designed to provide affordable and attractively illustrated hardbound in dust jacketed copies.

First printing of the Sidewinder edition, Fine, unread book in a Fine minus dust jacket that has very slight rubbing both panels. Note that spine of book is plain black cloth with no lettering. This was Hillerman's first mystery and it featured Joe Leaphorn, a Navajo Nation policeman. Introduction by Ernie Bulow of Buffalo Medicine Books. Dust jacket art and illustrations by Navajo artist Ernest Franklin. This copy has been signed
on the title page by Hillerman, Franklin, and Bulow. Laid-in is an explanation from Sidewinder regarding this new edition of Hillerman's first mystery.