The Winged Serpent: An Anthology of American Indian Prose and Poetry

N.Y.: John Day Co., 1964,

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Details

Author

Astrov, Margot, Ed.

Publishers

N.Y.: John Day Co., 1964

Keyword

Latin America

Cover description

Very Good

Binding description

Dust jacket

Yes

State of preservation

Very Good

Binding

Hardcover

Inscribed

First edition

Description

Small octavo,original cloth,no dust jacket 366p. Edited and with an introductory essay by Margot Astrov. Bibliography and Index. Brown cloth with gilt letters on the spine and a vignette in gilt on the front cover of a winged serpent. Very minor wear to extremities with nothing rubbed through, gilt slightly dulled, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, else very good to near fine with no internal markings. No dust jacket. The Introduction includes an essay on "The Influence of Christianity on the Aboriginal Cultures of America." There are ten sections to the book containing poetry from native peoples in the Americas as follows: One: From the Northern Woodlands, the Basin Area and the Great Plains; Two: From the Southeast; Three: From the Deserts of the Southwest; Four: From the Pueblos; Five: From California; Six: From the Northwest; Seven: From the Far North; Eight: From Mexico; Nine: From Central America; Ten: From Peru.