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NATIVE AMERICAN COWBOY ART book by DON PERCEVAL, Story of Grand Canyons Havasu Tribal Boy

NATIVE AMERICAN COWBOY ART book by DON PERCEVAL, Story of Grand Canyons Havasu Tribal Boy

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Don Perceval's silhouette artwork tells the wonderful story of a Havasu boy who lives at the Grand Canyon, and how all the villagers come out to see he and his best friend Gato in a horse race. Artist,Don Perceval, known as a preeminent Taos painter, immersed himself in American Western culture, especially Native American Indian tribes like the Havasu. His biography is all over the web as well as his original paintings. Author, Harry James,also spent months on a Havasu tribe before writing this work of creative nonfiction, based on facts and what he saw. Very telling of the Havasus' customs and way of life in an endearing boyhood story. Makes a very nice art-history gift book if you take the dust jacket off for other than ripped dj, book is in very fine, clean condition for a former library copy - please see details below.

30 of the 46 pages in this book are illustrated (as shown in 1st image) with dramatic, story-telling silhouettes.

This rare, collectible art story book measures 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches.

Published by Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles.
1969 early edition.

Condition: Book itself is very good...this is a hardcover with a dust jacket and not all books of 40 years old still have their dj's and this does but it is ripped on back (as shown in picture) and on front over title area especially. So dj not so good but good enough to keep on and protect the book as well as reading the flap information.

Without dj, hardcover is in great condition, looks new, ideal for gift giving with only flaw being a library code penned on spine. Book itself is beautiful, story/text pages still crisp and clean. Art look awesome. Once owned by a library so will have the vintage card holder in back, and expected library marks/stamps inside, especially on title/copyright pages and endpapers.

Originally written for middle readers/young teens, this is a collectible vintage book by a great tribes artist.

Beautiful 40 year old vintage book on Havasu Indian culture.

Added on Oct 12, 2009