The Joe Leaphorn Mysteries [First Edition, hardback, 1989]

This is the first edition hardback copy of The Joe Leaphorn Mysteries: Three Classic Hillerman Mysteries Featuring Lt. Joe Leaphorn. This is an anthology of the first three novels in the Navajo Mystery Series, including: The Blessing Way (1970), Dance Hall of the Dead (1973), and Listening Woman (1978). This edition was published in 1989 by Harper & Row Publishers in New York City, New York.

The illustration of the cover was designed by Peter Thorpe and features the outline of a man with his right hand resting on his hip surrounded by a sand painting stylized Southwestern vista.

• Title Page Transcription:
  TONY | HILLERMAN | [decorative rule] | THE JOE LEAPHORN | MYSTERIES | THREE CLASSIC HILLERMAN MYSTERIES | FEATURING LT. JOE LEAPHORN | THE BLESSING WAY | DANCE HALL OF THE DEAD | LISTENING WOMAN | [publisher's device] | HARPER & ROW, PUBLISHERS, New York | Grand Rapids, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco | London, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto
• Contents:
  [i] blank, [ii] blank, [iii] half title THE JOE LEAPHORN MYSTERIES, [iv] blank, [v] Books by TONY HILLERMAN, [vi] blank, [vii] title page, [viii] copyright and publisher's imprint, [ix] CONTENTS, [x] blank, [1]-499 text, [500-502] blank
• Table of Contents:
  1. BLESSING WAY
  2. DANCE HALL OF THE DEAD
  3. LISTENING WOMAN
• Physical Attributes:
  • Format: Hardback, 24 x 16 cm.
  • Binding: Oatmeal boards with a red cloth spine and the author, title, and publisher printed in gold on the spine.
  • Collation: [i-x] [1]-499 [500-502]
  • Price:$16.95 USD