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HILLERMAN, Tony. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, New York, 1970.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Fifth printing, with number series at the rear of volume ending in "5." Ex-library copy with most of what that implies: stamp, pocket removed, tape shadows, scrape on spine where label was removed, etc., fair only in fine spine-faded dust jacket. Author's first book.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, 1970.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: A second printing, first edition. Hardcover, bound in blue boards with a purple cloth spine. Binding is cocked and the corners of the boards are bumped. Patterned endpapers. 201 pages. With the original dust jacket included. It has several closed and open tears, scuffs, stains, and creases. The dust jacket in its Brodart cover is glued to the boards. The back free endpaper has W/D written in large black letters and a section with some attached glued and paper. Pages are lightly toned with age and there are a few discolored spots and smudges. The acknowledgement page is stained. No writing and the binding is strong. A rare early edition of this Hillerman novel.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, 1970.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Hardcover First edition in dust jacket with protective wrapper. This is an EX-LIBRARY copy. The card pocket has been removed and there is a small base library stamp on the next to last back end paper. The spine has a sticker indicating this title is a mystery. It has not been price-clipped and shows $4.95 price. The back free end paper has the full number line with the '1" present. Modest sunning to the spine of the jacket. This copy is NOT SIGNED. Binding is tight and pages are clean and unmarked. We pack professionally in a box and ship promptly.
Seller: Ed's Editions LLC, ABAA, West Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way (Signed Copy). Harper & Row, 1970.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed copy of the original edition of Tony Hillerman's first mystery. This copy states First Edition on the title page, but has a number line on the verso of the last text page ends with a 5, indicating Fifth Printing. Signed by Tony Hillerman on a bookplate on the front pastedown page. 201 pages. The dust jacket is price clipped and has some creasing and surface paper loss on the front cover. The jacket also has a tear at the top of the spine and surface paper loss near the bottom of the spine. The book has a 1/2" scratch/gouge at the top of the spine.
Seller: M.S. Books, Salisbury, MD, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1970.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SIGNED. 201pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/2 magenta cloth with black paper covered boards. The covers are cocked, the boards are faded at the fore-edges, and there is a previous owner's name on the verso of the front free endpaper. In a price-clipped dust jacket, with fading and losses to the spine. The Blessing Way is the first of the series involving Joe Leaphorn. Signed by Tony Hillerman on the half title page.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, 1970, 1970.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: 1st edition (stated) Very good/fair (the book is in solid shape, with no owner markings and no stains; the dj, which is price-clipped, has a large chip at the top of the spine and smaller ones elsewhere)
Seller: Reed's Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1970.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SIGNED. 201pp. Octavo [21 cm]; 1/2 magenta cloth with purple paper covered boards. The covers are just a little cocked, there are a couple of tape stains to the verso of the front free endpaper, and this page and the half title page have darkened areas from paper that was once laid in. In a worn dust jacket, with edge tears backed with tape. The Blessing Way is the first of the series involving Joe Leaphorn. Inscribed by Hillerman on the half title page (recipient not specified): "With best regards / Tony Hillerman /(I hope you enjoyed it.)"
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Tony Hillerman. The Blessing Way. Harper and Row, 1970.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated First Edition. DJ in protective cover, has chips wrinkles and wear to the edges. Minimal shelf wear to edges of the book. Binding tight. Pages clean and without tears. Previous owners name written on top of title page.
Seller: Tome Sweet Tome, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Tony Hillerman. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, 1970.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first book in Hillerman's Leaphorn series. Book has very slight fading of spine lettering and two small 1/8" spots on pages 34 and 35 (see photo)- otherwise fine. The price clipped dust jacket has small wear to top and bottom of spine, a very thin crease across bottom of cover and a 1/2" x 1/4" transparent stain on rear cover (see photos). A good buy for the collector on a budget.
Seller: Crowder's Fine Books, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1970.
Price: US$349.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The author's first novel. A square solid tight carefully read carefully used copy. This copy has some light tanning, light soil to the edge of the text block. This copy has been rebound in brown quarter leather by a previous owner and should be a welcome addition to someone's Hillerman collection. This copy has been signed by Tony. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY.
Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.
Tony Hillerman. The Blessing Way (First Edition). Harper and Row, 1970.
Price: US$385.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First Edition. Stated First Edition. Full Number line on rear flyleaf. No Dust Jacket. Purple cloth covers. Inscription and names written on title page. Name written on half-title page. No markings in text. Spine heavily worn & rubbed with stains. Title on spine heavily rubbed. Sticker on bottom of back cover. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Fri.
Seller: Archives Books inc., Edmond, OK, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1970.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SIGNED. 201 pp. Octavo [21 cm]; 1/2 magenta cloth with purple paper covered boards. The backstrip is sunned, and the spine title is a bit rubbed. A handful of the pages are trimmed short. In the dust jacket, with an abraded area to the surface of the backstrip which obscures the majority of the author's name. The jacket's edges are lightly rubbed and creased. The Blessing Way is the first of the series involving Joe Leaphorn. Signed by Hillerman on the title page.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. THE BLESSING WAY. Harper & Row, Publishers (1970), New York, 1970.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 201 pages. Signed by author on title page. Dust jacket rubbed and worn at the head and foot of the spine and at the corner folds. Spine is slightly shifted. Very good in dust jacket. (125) First Joe Leaphorn Mystery.
Seller: Colorado Pioneer Books, Centennial, CO, U.S.A.
Tony Hillerman. The Blessing Way (First Edition). Harper and Row, 1970.
Price: US$495.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed. SIGNED by Tony Hillerman on the title page. Flat signature. 4th printing. Excessive wear and tear to the jacket and is in mylar plastic. Original price 4.95 is still intact. Pages are tanning. Foxing has occurred on the edges of the pages.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Tony Hillerman. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, 1970.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Blessing Way (1970; first edition), jacket creased at spine ends, light rubbing;
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
HILLERMAN, TONY. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, Evanston, 1970.
Price: US$563.68 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. Ex library, but binding tight, boards jacket and dj all in sharp condition. Library stamps to top and bottom edge neatly sanded away. Adhesive ghosts on front and rear fixed endpapers from former dj protector. No creases or marks to boards, or dust jacket which is slightly edgeworn at extremities and lightly faded on spine, as usual with this book. First edition with correct string of numbers starting with '1' on page [202]. Hillerman's uncommon first Joe Leaphorn mystery in collectible shape at an affordable price. Scans available on request.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1970.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: 201pp. Cloth backed boards, decorated endpapers. The first mystery in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee series. Faint tape and sticker residue on boards from old dustjacket protector. A very good+ copy in very good dustjacket with some fading and a stain to spine panel. ; Octavo.
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way. Harper and Row, New York, 1970.
Price: US$699.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine stated first edition, first printing --last page number line ends in 1. Some foxing to text block edge. Trace of shelfwear to board bottom edges. Spine cloth has a small dimpled portion, spine ends softened. Unclipped DJ ($4.95) in mylar toned at spine, rubbed at points/spine ends, with a thin scrape to back panel which crosses some words, deleting a few letters. A square tight unmarked copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, NY, 1970.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Description: Signed by Hillerman on the half title page Very good with gently bumped edges and slightly yellowed pages Very good with lightly bumped edges, light chipping in the spine ends, a short tear at the foot of the rear panel, and a thin crease along the bottom of the front panel. Price clipped
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Tony Hillerman. The Blessing Way (First Edition). Harper and Row, New York, 1970.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. The author's first book, introducing Navajo Tribal Police detective Joe Leaphorn. Fine and unread in a Very Good plus dust jacket. A bit of the usual fading to the jacket spine (but only to the titling), some slight rubbing at the spine ends and corners.
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way.. Harper, 1970.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A NEAR FINE FIRST IN VERY GOOD DJ. SIGNED BY AUTHOR
Seller: Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A., PASADENA, CA, U.S.A.
HILLERMAN, Tony. The Blessing Way (w/signed bookplate). Harper & Row, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1970.
Price: US$760.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The true first edition (stated on copyright page with the number line on the second to last page ending in the number "1") of the author's first book and the first Joe Leaphorn. Dampstaining to back of bottom of dustwrapper (not evident from front). Dustwrapper shows one 1/3" closed tear to top of front panel and scuffing to top of spine. Overall, the book and purple dustwrapper show as "tight and clean" (especially in the mylar protector). Might be a printer's copy, because it has technical information on type-setting written on the ffep. in pencil. A very respectable copy at a "respectable" price. Laid in is a bookplate inscribed to me by the late Mr. Hillerman.
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way (Signed on Title Page). Harper, New York, 1970.
Price: US$800.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED, SECOND PRINTING, New York, Scribner, March 2023. "First Edition" stated on the copyright page with the number line ending in "2" on the next to last page. Signed in the year of publication by the Author with the inscription "To Jim with regards Tony Hillerman (Christmas, 1970)". His signature is his early one with a straight line across the T of Tony. A Near Fine Book in a Near Fine Dust Jacket which shows some edge wear, especially at the ends of the spine, color is bright except for some sunning of the spine, not price-clipped ($4.95), in a Brodart protective cover. Text Clean, no marks. Boards show no flaws, no bumps, very lightly faded. Binding is square and firm. A very nice copy of Hillerman's first novel introducing Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Nation Police. Books are Carefully Packed and Shipped Daily with Delivery Confirmation from a Dry, Smoke-Free shop
Seller: McInBooks, IOBA, Farmington, NM, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, New York, 1970.
Price: US$828.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Solid copy of author's first book in its first printing. First edition stated and 1 at end of number line on final page. Unmarked, tight and square. Boards are two shades of purple with red lettering on spine. Faint foxing to top page edges. Crimping at head of spine. Price intact jacket is bright and fresh and very close to being graded fine. The title lettering on spine is sunned which is extremely common as it is in orange. No other issues with jacket. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
HILLERMAN, TONY.. THE BLESSING WAY.. Harper & Row, Publishers, [1970]., New York, 1970.
Price: US$875.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. With Harper number series at the rear of volume ending in "1." Author's first mystery. Introduces Lt. Joe Leaphorn. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket bright and completely unfaded, with only a few minor nicks at the spine ends and extremities.
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
Tony Hillerman. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, 1970.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Near Fine Hardcover with only slightest shelf wear in Very Good Dust Jacket; Jacket is evenly faded from purple to dark pink along the spine, with text white-- while most copies of this book feature spine fading this is not as severe as typically seen, and still attractive. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 201 pages
Seller: Book Gallery // Mike Riley, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Tony Hillerman. The Blessing Way. Harper and Row, New York, 1970.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: near fine in a near fiine jacket. signed by hillerman on the title page. none of the usual fading or crinkling found on this title. first printing of the first edition. first book in what would become an epic mystery and well respected mystery series. the basis for several films and a new mini series.
Seller: Coast to Coast Books, ANACORTES, WA, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. Blessing Way. Harper & Row, NY, 1970.
Price: US$1150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Author signed bookplate on first front endpaper. has correct number line on last page. DJ show light wear to spine end and small chip to top of spine. Price clipped dj. DJ color is bright. Book is clean, square and tight.
Seller: Bob Lakin Books, Chatfield, TX, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, New York, 1970.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with "First Edition" printed on the copyright page and the number line beginning with 1 printed on the last page of the book. This copy is SIGNED by Tony Hillerman. A spectacular copy. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is vibrant in color without the ubiquitous fading to the spine with slight wear to the edges. The book is in excellent condition and appears UNREAD. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a beautiful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collector's condition.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Price: US$1946.20 + shipping
Description: THE BLESSING WAY, Harper & Row, 1970, first edition (fourth printing), fine in near fine dust-wrapper. Along with THE FLY ON THE WALL, Harper & Row, 1971, first edition, slight scattered foxing to the t.p.e.'s, else fine in like color pictorial dust-wrapper. Along with DANCE HALL OF THE DEAD, Harper & Row, 1973, first edition, fine in like color pictorial dust-wrapper. EDGAR award winner. Along with LISTENING WOMAN, Harper & Row, 1978, first edition, fine in like color pictorial dust-wrapper. Along with PEOPLE OF DARKNESS, Harper & Row, 1980, first edition, fine in like color pictorial dust-wrapper. Along with THE DARK WIND, Harper & Row, 1982, first edition, fine in like color pictorial dust-wrapper. Along with THE GHOSTWAY, Harper & Row, 1985, first trade edition, very fine (covers snap back) in like color pictorial dust-wrapper.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, New York, 1970.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Tony Hillerman. This is the TRUE FIRST EDITION with the number line beginning with 1 and the words "First Edition" printed on the copyright page. This First Issue dustjacket has the $4.95 printed price present on the front flap with minor wear to the spine. The book is in nice condition. The binding is tight with light wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A sharp copy of this First Edition SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, 1970.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: Signed by the author on the title page and with two very handsome original drawings by Navaho artist Ernest Franklin, one covering the entire half-title and a portrait of Joe Leaphorn on the title-page. Slight wear, still fine in very good dust jacket with a lightly sunned spine, shallow chipping to spine tips, minor rubbing and a one-half by three-quarter inch chip to rear panel, in mylar cover. Housed in custom modern slipcase
Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony; Ernest Franklin [Original Art]. The Blessing Way. Harper & Row, New York, 1970.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition stated, first printing. Signed by Tony Hillerman on the title page, and with an original ink and colored pencil drawing by Native American artist Ernest Franklin, also signed. Bound in publisher's original purple leatherette boards over blue cloth spine lettered in red. Near Fine with a thin strip of black staining and associated sunning along top and bottom edges of book and jacket. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with sunning to spine, general shelf wear. Housed in publisher's blue cloth slipcase with silver stamping. Only a handful of copies of this title were illustrated by Franklin in this manner.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony.. The Blessing Way.. NY, Harper & Row, 1970, 1970.
Price: US$4200.00 + shipping
Description: NY, Harper & Row, 1970, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. Author's First Book which launched a great career as a mystery/detective writer who not only created both Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee as his main Native American detectives, but also used his fiction to teach readers about Native American culture, this copy is not only Signed by Hillerman, but it also carries original art Signed by Native American (Navajo) artist Ernest Franklin who depicts a shape-shifter or Navajo wolf, similar to a werewolf in Western culture, the gun and skull which are also depicted represent a sophisticated criminal enterprise undertaken on the Navajo reservation, Hieb bibliography A1a, with slipcase, only a handful of this title were so illustrated by Franklin, very scarce. Bookseller's tiny sticker on front free endpaper, fine in a very good jacket.
Seller: James M. Dourgarian, Bookman ABAA, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony.. The Blessing Way.. NY, Harper & Row, 1970, 1970.
Price: US$13125.00 + shipping
Description: NY, Harper & Row, 1970, first edition, first printing. This is the ultimate copy of Author's First Book, it is an Inscribed Presentation/Association Copy of the highest order, inscribed by Hillerman to Navajo artist Ernest Franklin who went on to create a cottage industry wherein he illustrated many of Hillerman's titles in an after-market situation where individuals brought him copies of Hillerman's books for Franklin to illustrate, the vast majority of such books include just one illustration by Franklin, this one has 30 (!) illustrations by Franklin in addition to Hillerman's doubly signed inscription ("with my thanks to/Ernie Franklin/for showing me/what Leaphorn/looks like/TH"), the inscription is on the title page, Hillerman has additionally signed his full name under his printed signature on the title page, Joe Leaphorn is the Navajo tribal policeman created by Hillerman with this book (and who appears in many of his subsequent books) who solves the mysteries that Hillerman created, there is one small black ink drawing, 18 quarter-page black ink drawings, one full-page black illustration, and 10 full-page color illustrations, the book has been re-bound in full black leather with four raised bands on the spine, with gilt rules and decorations on front and back covers, spine with gilt rules, decorations, a title/author panel in gilt, and date of publication panel also in gilt, now housed in a custom clamshell case. Fine.
Seller: James M. Dourgarian, Bookman ABAA, Concord, CA, U.S.A.