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First-Hand Provenance

The Shelf — Real First Editions We’ve Handled

Not stock photos. Actual books that came through our door in Albuquerque — photographed, identified, and documented. 17 signed copies, 22 first editions, every point of issue shown. This is what first-edition identification looks like on real copies.

Every book here is a genuine donation the New Mexico Literacy Project handled and catalogued, cross-linked to the publisher’s identification rules and our First Edition Checker. We document provenance so it isn’t lost when books move on — and so you can see exactly how a first printing is told from a later one.

Signed first editions & inscribed copies (17)

Indian Baskets of North America by Frank W. Lamb
Indian Baskets of North AmericaFrank W. LambFirst Edition · Signed
The Living Tradition of Maria Martinez by Susan Peterson
The Living Tradition of Maria MartinezSusan PetersonFirst Edition · Signed
Prehistoric Textiles of the Southwest by Kate Peck Kent
Prehistoric Textiles of the SouthwestKate Peck KentFirst Edition · Signed
The Sacred Bridge by Anne Hillerman
The Sacred BridgeAnne HillermanFirst Edition · Signed
The Tale Teller by Anne Hillerman
The Tale TellerAnne HillermanFirst Edition · Signed
Song of the Lion by Anne Hillerman
Song of the LionAnne HillermanFirst Edition · Signed
Field Guide to the Sandia Mountains by Edited by Robert Julyan and Mary Stuever
Field Guide to the Sandia MountainsEdited by Robert Julyan and Mary StueverFirst Edition · Signed
Indian Kitsch by Fritz Scholder
Indian KitschFritz ScholderFirst Edition · Signed
Lummis in the Pueblos by Patrick T. and Betsy E. Houlihan
Lummis in the PueblosPatrick T. and Betsy E. HoulihanFirst Edition · Signed
The Mountains of New Mexico by Robert Julyan; photographs by Carl Smith
The Mountains of New MexicoRobert JulyanFirst Edition · Signed
Allan Houser (Ha-o-zous) by Barbara H. Perlman
Allan Houser (Ha-o-zous)Barbara H. PerlmanDocumented copy · Signed
Bearing Witness by Lou Liberty and Margy O'Brien
Bearing WitnessLou Liberty and Margy O'BrienDocumented copy · Signed
Old Forty-Four by Dirk Van Hart
Old Forty-FourDirk Van HartDocumented copy · Signed
Approaches to Writing by Paul Horgan
Approaches to WritingPaul HorganFirst Edition · Signed
Dr. George by George Fischbeck with Randy Roach
Dr. GeorgeGeorge Fischbeck with Randy RoachFirst Edition · Signed
Kachinas by Barton Wright; paintings by Cliff Bahnimptewa
KachinasBarton WrightDocumented copy · Signed
Prehistoric Southwestern Craft Arts by Clara Lee Tanner
Prehistoric Southwestern Craft ArtsClara Lee TannerDocumented copy · Signed

First editions & first printings (10)

The Rugs of Teec Nos Pos by Ruth K. Belikove
The Rugs of Teec Nos PosRuth K. BelikoveFirst Edition
Bob Haozous by Joseph M. Sanchez (editor); essay by Lucy R. Lippard
Bob HaozousJoseph M. Sanchez (editor)First Edition
Following the Sun and Moon by Alph H. Secakuku
Following the Sun and MoonAlph H. SecakukuFirst Edition
Lost Birds by Anne Hillerman
Lost BirdsAnne HillermanFirst Edition
Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman
Cave of BonesAnne HillermanFirst Edition
Heart of Aztlan by Rudolfo A. Anaya
Heart of AztlanRudolfo A. AnayaFirst Edition
Historic Indian Portraits by William M. and Verla P. Rieske
Historic Indian PortraitsWilliam M. and Verla P. RieskeFirst Edition
People of Chaco by Kendrick Frazier
People of ChacoKendrick FrazierFirst Edition
Designs on Prehistoric Hopi Pottery by Jesse Walter Fewkes
Designs on Prehistoric Hopi PotteryJesse Walter FewkesFirst Edition
Otero Mesa by Gregory McNamee; photographs by Stephen Strom
Otero MesaGregory McNameeFirst Edition

Documented reprints & classics (36)

Towns of the Sandia Mountains by Mike Smith
Towns of the Sandia MountainsMike SmithDocumented copy
Turquois — A Study of Its History, Mineralogy, Geology, Ethnology, Archaeology, Mythology, Folklore and Technology by Joseph E. Pogue
Turquois — A Study of Its History, Mineralogy, Geology, Ethnology, Archaeology, Mythology, Folklore and TechnologyJoseph E. PogueDocumented copy
The First Eagle by Tony Hillerman
The First EagleTony HillermanDocumented copy
Sacred Clowns by Tony Hillerman
Sacred ClownsTony HillermanDocumented copy
Aboriginal Indian Basketry by Otis Tufton Mason
Aboriginal Indian BasketryOtis Tufton MasonDocumented copy
A Sense of Mission by Thomas A. Drain; photographs by David Wakely; foreword by N. Scott Momaday
A Sense of MissionThomas A. DrainDocumented copy
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Death Comes for the ArchbishopWilla CatherDocumented copy
Enchantment and Exploitation by William deBuys
Enchantment and ExploitationWilliam deBuysDocumented copy
Hosteen Klah by Franc Johnson Newcomb
Hosteen KlahFranc Johnson NewcombDocumented copy
Let's Explore Indian Villages Past and Present by Bertha P. Dutton
Let's Explore Indian Villages Past and PresentBertha P. DuttonDocumented copy
New Mexico Historical Biographies by Don Bullis
New Mexico Historical BiographiesDon BullisDocumented copy
The Ancient Southwest by Gregory McNamee; photographs by Larry Lindahl
The Ancient SouthwestGregory McNameeDocumented copy
The Potters of Mata Ortiz by University of New Mexico Art Museum
The Potters of Mata OrtizUniversity of New Mexico Art MuseumDocumented copy
Working with the Wool by Noël Bennett and Tiana Bighorse
Working with the WoolNoël Bennett and Tiana BighorseDocumented copy
A Voice in Her Tribe by Irene Stewart; edited by Doris Ostrander Dawdy
A Voice in Her TribeIrene StewartDocumented copy
Beads and Beadwork of the American Indians by William C. Orchard
Beads and Beadwork of the American IndiansWilliam C. OrchardDocumented copy
Designing with the Wool by Noël Bennett
Designing with the WoolNoël BennettDocumented copy
O'Keeffe and Moore by Anita Feldman (editor)
O'Keeffe and MooreAnita Feldman (editor)Documented copy
Prize Winners by Ray C. Davis
Prize WinnersRay C. DavisDocumented copy
The Complete Family Guide to Navajo-Hopi Land by Bonnie Brown and Carol D. Bracken
The Complete Family Guide to Navajo-Hopi LandBonnie Brown and Carol D. BrackenDocumented copy
The Taos Indians by Blanche C. Grant
The Taos IndiansBlanche C. GrantDocumented copy
Glass Tapestry by Gloria A. Lomahaftewa (curator)
Glass TapestryGloria A. Lomahaftewa (curator)Documented copy
Juan Quezada and the New Tradition by Spencer Heath MacCallum; Charles C. Di Peso
Juan Quezada and the New TraditionSpencer Heath MacCallumDocumented copy
Native Modernism by Truman T. Lowe (editor)
Native ModernismTruman T. Lowe (editor)Documented copy
Prehistoric Indians of the Southwest by H. M. Wormington
Prehistoric Indians of the SouthwestH. M. WormingtonDocumented copy
Pueblo Nations by Joe S. Sando
Pueblo NationsJoe S. SandoDocumented copy
The Gilded Man (El Dorado) and Other Pictures of the Spanish Occupancy of America by Adolph F. Bandelier
The Gilded Man (El Dorado) and Other Pictures of the Spanish Occupancy of AmericaAdolph F. BandelierDocumented copy
The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths by John Adair
The Navajo and Pueblo SilversmithsJohn AdairDocumented copy
USS New Mexico BB-40 by John Taylor, Richard Melzer, Dick Brown, Greg Trapp
USS New Mexico BB-40John Taylor, Richard Melzer, Dick Brown, Greg TrappDocumented copy
Beyond the Endless River by James K. Ballinger
Beyond the Endless RiverJames K. BallingerDocumented copy
Hopi Silver by Margaret Nickelson Wright
Hopi SilverMargaret Nickelson WrightDocumented copy
Navajo Sandpainting Art by Eugene Baatsoslanii Joe and Mark Bahti
Navajo Sandpainting ArtEugene Baatsoslanii Joe and Mark BahtiDocumented copy
Route 66 by Michael Wallis
Route 66Michael WallisDocumented copy
The House at Otowi Bridge by Peggy Pond Church
The House at Otowi BridgePeggy Pond ChurchDocumented copy
The Pima and His Basket by J. F. Breazeale
The Pima and His BasketJ. F. BreazealeDocumented copy
White Metal Universe by The Heard Museum (Cynthia J. Davies, editor)
White Metal UniverseThe Heard Museum (Cynthia J. Davies, editor)Documented copy

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