Anya Seton - The Turquoise, Hodder & Stoughton, 1946, First Edition

Anya Seton - The Turquoise, Hodder & Stoughton, 1946, First Edition, First Printing

Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the mid-19th century to a Spanish mother and a Scottish father, the protagonist, Santa Fe Cameron (or "Fey"), is orphaned at a young age. A Navajo shaman recognizes her inherited psychic abilities (or "second sight," a Scottish term) and gives her a turquoise amulet, which becomes a symbol for her spirit and destiny.

Yellow cloth in fair condition.  No dust jacket.  Stains to cloth.  Bumped spine ends.  Corners bumped.  Foxing to page edges.  Tanning to endpapers.  Notations to front endpaper.  Good reading copy.

Weight    400g.   Pages   352.