Author: PHEBE ESTE SPALDING
Title: The Tahquitch Maiden: A Tale of the San Jacintos
Description: San Francisco :Paul Elder, 1911.. Decorations by Jean Oliver. First Edition. With bookplate of Onno Damsté 26 p. of heavy paper each page with Indian motif as a design and with three tipped-in sepia-toned photographs. HARDCOVER: (Orig. Decorated Boards with Design in Black & Red. VERY GOOD with partly torn dust jacket) ¶ This small book is another attractive publication by Paul Elder and Company, which did commendable work during the early part of the twentieth century and the colophon for this book notes that John Henry Nash gave direction for the printing of this title, and Nash is remembered as one of the very best West Coast designers.

Keywords: North America U.S.A. California Ethnography Anthropology North American Indians Linguistics Cultural history


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