California Indian Folklore (SIGNED)
Latta, Frank
From Carpe Diem Fine Books, ABAA, Monterey, CA, U.S.A.
Heritage Bookseller
AbeBooks Member Since 1996
From Carpe Diem Fine Books, ABAA, Monterey, CA, U.S.A.
Heritage Bookseller
AbeBooks Member Since 1996
About this Item
SIGNED by Latta. 8vo. 209 pp. 34 photo-plates. Latta's business card as Director of the Kern County Museum laid in. Maroon half-leather spine over cloth boards with gilt lettering. A fine copy of this scarce limited edition. As told to F. F. Latta by 15 Native Americans. A Collection of California Indian Folklore Tales which were told during the long Winter evenings long before the White People came to California. Latta's first work to specifically focus on the Indians of the San Joaquin Valley, dealing with the culture of the more than 60 tribes that made up the Yokuts. Latta was a well known historian who in 1906, while still a student conducted his first interview. He later went around and found old timers still living and interviewed them about various historical people and incidents. First Edition, Limited Edition #4 of 10 copies printed on special paper and hand-bound by the Santa Barbara Bindery (as noted by the author in his own hand). Seller Inventory # 16939
Bibliographic Details
Title: California Indian Folklore (SIGNED)
Publisher: Published by the author, Shafter, CA
Publication Date: 1936
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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