People of the Sacred Mountain: A History of the Northern Cheyenne Chiefs and Warrior Societies, 1830-1879 / Peter John Powell

Harper & Row, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Two volumes in slipcase. Warmly inscribed by the author to writer Frank Waters on front flyleaf of Volume 1: "For Frank Waters/ Whose life and writings fill/ countless other lives -- mine/ among them--with endless/ beauty, inspiration, and/ blessing. You know the/ depths of Ma'heo'o's holiness/ and of the Sacred Way of/ Life He Gave His People, the/ Cheyennes. Your life is/ lived within the Holy Circle/ of the Creator's Own life./ For that I am eternally/ grateful to Him, and to/ you, the dispenser of/ His beauty and power./ I send you my gratitude,/ my respect, and my/ affection./ Ho'honaa-ve'ahtanehe/ Father Peter J. Powell/ 8 December, 1981." Books: Good, in Good only slipcase. Buckram boards are in excellent shape, but spines are smudged with a few faint moisture spots, with fading of gilt titles. Bindings are lightly shaken. Bumped corners. Buckram slipcase is smudged and worn with some fraying at edges. Moisture ring at bottom edge of slipcase. A one-of-a-kind association copy that is still handsome, despite its faults.