Tony Hillerman — The Blessing Way
London, Macmillan, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the gripping novel which launched Tony Hillerman's career. First UK edition. The first of the Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series. Two anthropology professors take a summer research trip on the Navajo Reservation. Their interest is the Navajo witches and the role they play in the culture. After an unexpected visit from a true Navajo witch in the night, a saga of peril begins. Written by Anthony Hillerman, an American author of detective novels and nonfiction works. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Clipped dust wrapper also very smart with minor shelf wear and a small closed tear to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
