N. Scott Momaday - House Made of Dawn - Franklin Library Edition - Pulitzer Prize 1969 - 1977

N. Scott Momaday – House Made of Dawn (The Franklin Library, 1977) – Pulitzer Prize 1969

A beautiful Franklin Library limited edition of House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday, the landmark debut novel that earned him the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969. Bound in striking crimson full leather with intricate gilt Native American motifs, this volume represents both literary and artistic craftsmanship at its finest.

Content
House Made of Dawn follows Abel, a young Native American who returns home from World War II to his Kiowa pueblo in New Mexico, torn between the spiritual traditions of his ancestors and the disorienting modern world. Momaday’s prose is lyrical and meditative, interweaving myth, ritual, and memory into a profoundly poetic narrative that explores identity, dislocation, and the enduring bond between man and land.

Accompanied by evocative color illustrations by Bart Forbes, this edition captures the novel’s spiritual atmosphere and vivid sense of place — the desert, the dawn, and the deep silence of return.

Features
• Publisher: The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
• Year: 1977
• Edition: Limited Edition
• Author: N. Scott Momaday
• Illustrator: Bart Forbes
• Full red genuine leather binding with gilt Native American emblems
• Gilt lettering and decorative bands on spine
• Gilt page edges on all sides
• Red silk moiré endpapers and matching satin ribbon bookmark
• Rich color illustrations printed on high-quality paper

Condition
Excellent condition. The binding is bright and clean with sharp gilt detailing. Gilt edges flawless, interior pages immaculate and crisp. A fine collectible copy of Momaday’s celebrated novel — a cornerstone of Native American literature and an exquisite example of Franklin Library craftsmanship.

Shipping
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