Over the valley of the Mission of the Tragedies, the grass was knee-deep in March that year. The horses galloping from the mesa trail down to Boca de la Playa (the mouth of the ocean) were fat and sleek and tricky as they ran neck and neck past the corral of the little plain, and splashed in glee through the San Juan River, where it ends its short run from the Sierras to the Pacific. Where the west trail hugged the hill, two men sat their broncos, watching that no strays break for the mesa above; and beyond the cross on ...
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Over the valley of the Mission of the Tragedies, the grass was knee-deep in March that year. The horses galloping from the mesa trail down to Boca de la Playa (the mouth of the ocean) were fat and sleek and tricky as they ran neck and neck past the corral of the little plain, and splashed in glee through the San Juan River, where it ends its short run from the Sierras to the Pacific. Where the west trail hugged the hill, two men sat their broncos, watching that no strays break for the mesa above; and beyond the cross on Avila's hill, other vaqueros guarded El Camino Real (the road royal), lest in the whirl and dash of the round-up rebels might break for the open and a stampede undo all the riding since dawn of day. High above on the western cliff a giant head of cactus reared infernal arms and luminous bloom. One immense clump threw a shadow across the cliff road where it leaves the river plain and winds along the canon to the mesa above the sea, -the road over which in the old days the Mission Indians bore hides to the ships and flung them from the cliffs to the waiting boats below."
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Very Good. No dustjacket. Some wear and light fraying at edges. A romance in the mission days of the Southwest. A tale of love, duty and honor all to save the soul of Rafael. Marah Ellis Ryan (1860 or 1866-1934), also known as Ellis Martin, was an author, actress, and activist from the United States. Around 1909, she went to live among the Hopi in Arizona. According to The New York Times, Ryan "claimed to be the only white woman ever admitted to the secret religious rites. She was noted as an authority on the tribal life of the Indians in the United States and Mexico."
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Near Fine. Size: 8vo 8"-9" tall; First Edition copy, with "1906" appearing on title page and twice on copyright page. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear beyond some rubbing to, scuffing of spine head and foot, bright interior, unmarked. Rough-cut fore-and bottom-edges. Extensively decorated margins. Tipped-in frontis, quite fine, and 18 additional plates. Designs by Ralph Fletcher Seymour and pasted-in photographic illustrations by Harold A. Taylor. 378 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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Fine. No dust jacket. Cover shows light wear on corners; no marks or creases. Cloth over boards; sewn binding. 378p. illus Ornamental border in buff; decorated end pages; deckle edges.
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Very Good. Tenth edition. Pictorial tan cloth stamped in orange, black and white, unsigned. Decorative designs by Ralph Fletcher Seymour. Tipped in are illustrations from photographs taken by Harold A. Taylor. Spine head chipped, small owner's name and stamp on front endpapers, else very good.
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Harold A. Taylor; Ralph Fletcher Seymour. Good+ No Dustjacket. Book Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1906. Fourth Edition. Good+/no dustjacket. Harold A. Taylor; Ralph Fletcher Seymour. Decorated American trade binding. Clean golden brown cloth boards with black, white and red decoration, red and black lettering on cover and spine. Beautifully decorated clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. The book is tight and clean with solid binding and hinges, no cracking, clean pages and edges; but there are several small nicks and tiny spots of fraying to the cloth at board edges. All pages decorated, with many illustrations from photographs taken expressly for this book by Harold A. Taylor tipped in. Decorative designs are by Ralph Fletcher Seymour. 378 pages.
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Good. First edition. Pictorial tan cloth stamped in orange, black and white, unsigned. Decorative designs by Ralph Fletcher Seymour. Tipped in are illustrations from photographs taken by Harold A. Taylor. Gutter before half-title cracked, lacking the front fly, spine ends chipped, spine mottled, thus good only.