Emergence of Myth, According to the Hanelthnayhe or Upward-Reaching Rite

Santa Fe: Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art, 1949. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. 186pp. Quarto [26 cm] Green cloth with silver lettering on the spine and front board. Head of boards a bit sunned, and foot of boards mildly rubbed. Bookseller's ticket affixed to the title page. The jacket is faded at the spine. There are a few subtle scratches to the panels, and several closed tears. Volume three of the Navajo Religion Series. Rewritten by Mary C. Wheelwright.

Includes 13 serigraph color plates by Louie Ewing, after sand paintings recorded by Franc J. Newcomb, Mrs. John Wetherell and Mrs. Laura A. Armer.