House Made of Dawn
New York: Harper & Row, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 212pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 red cloth with light gray paper over boards. Publisher's red top stain. Tipped-in front fly. Signed by the author on the title page, which is trimmed a bit short at the foot (a handful of other pages in the text trimmed short as well). Tape stains at head and foot of boards. Glue stain (3" x 1 1/2") and short tape stain on the rear free endpaper. In a very attractive first issue dust jacket. $4.95 and code "0668" on front flap. The jacket has two pronounced scratches to rear panel, each measuring approximately 1". The edges are lightly creased, and there is a very shallow closed tear to the top edge of the front panel. Good / Very Good. Item #71323
At the same time a tragic tale about the debilitating effects of war and cultural separation, and a hopeful story of a stranger in his native land, reuniting with all that is familiar and sacred.
Momaday's first novel and winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize. A magnificent novel from renowned Kiowa writer and poet N. Scott Momaday (1934-2024). Momaday's works include more than 13 books of poetry, plays, prose, and children’s stories.
Price: $600.00