THE INLAND WHALE : Nine Stories Retold from California
by Kroeber, Theodora; (Oliver La Farge, Foreword)
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0520006763
- ISBN 13
- 9780520006768
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, CA: Univ of California Press, 1959. First Edition, 6th Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Joseph Crivy (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated soft cover/VG w/light edge rubs & faint creasings to front corners. Ethnologist Theodora Kroeber (1897 - 1979), wife of anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber (1876 - 1960) re-tells nine traditional tales of Nothern California Native Americans. The stories are thematically unified by containing within each tale is a portrait of a woman; they are: 1, The Inland Whale; 2, Loon Woman; 3, Butterfly Man; 4, Dance Mad; 5, Love Charm; 6, Umai; 7, About-the-House Girl; 8, Tesilya, Sun's Daughter; and, 9, The Man's Wife. Strong copy.
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On May 5 2012, HarryZora said:
Beautiful book beautifully packed
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
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- Title
- THE INLAND WHALE : Nine Stories Retold from California
- Author
- Kroeber, Theodora; (Oliver La Farge, Foreword)
- Illustrator
- Joseph Crivy (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 6th Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0520006763
- ISBN 13
- 9780520006768
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Anthology/Legends/Myths/Folktales/North American Indian/California
- Bookseller catalogs
- Feminism/Women Studies; Legends/Myths/Folk Tales;
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