Handbook of Yokuts Indians by Frank F. Latta

Published by Bear State Books, Santa Cruz, CA. 1977 Second Edition, revised and enlarged, limited to 5000 copies. SIGNED by the Latta Family Trust for the California Dept of Fish and Wildlife, in the authors hand on the half title page. Illustrated by Joe Rodriquez. Hardbound in green cloth with embossed gilt printing on the front cover and spine, 10.25" x 7.25", map endpapers, 765 pages. Illustrated throughout with historic b&w photographs. VERY GOOD Condition: covers show a touch of wear to the extremities, a few tiny droplet stains to the bottom edge of the closed book, lightly affecting the bottom margins of a handful of inner pages, otherwise internally excellent, tight, bright, clean and unmarked. With Publisher's prospectus sheet laid-in.

A comprehensive, classic ethnography of the Yokuts people of California's San Joaquin Valley, based on decades of interviews with tribal elders. Originally published in 1949, the revised and enlarged 1977 second edition is considered the definitive version, featuring hundreds of photographs, detailed, in-depth accounts of Yokuts culture, traditions, and artifacts. An invaluable primary reference for scholars and collectors studying California Native American culture.

Frank Forrest Latta (1892-1983) California historian and ethnographer of the Yokuts people. He also wrote histories of the early European-American settlement of the San Joaquin Valley.

Tailholt Tales by Frank F. Latta

Published by Bear State Books [Latta Family Press], Santa Cruz, CA, 1976. First edition, as indicated by the number line starting at 1. SIGNED by the Latta Family Trust for the California Dept of Fish and Wildlife, in the authors hand on the half title page. Illustrated by Joe Rodriquez. Hardbound in avocado green cloth with embossed green printing on the front cover and spine, 10.25" x 7.25", green end papers, 323 pages. Illustrated throughout with historic b&w photographs. VERY GOOD Condition: just some light signs of age and use, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. With Publisher's prospectus sheet laid-in.

Details the life of Thomas Jefferson Mayfield, a white pioneer raised by the Yokuts Indians in central California, offering a firsthand account of their culture and his 19th century life in the San Joaquin Valley, specifically in the area known as Tailholt or White River in southern Tulare County, and on the Kings River, south of Fresno, California. Great ethnographic material.

Frank Forrest Latta (1892-1983) California historian and ethnographer of the Yokuts people. He also wrote histories of the early European-American settlement of the San Joaquin Valley.

SAPATQ'AYN: TWENTIETH CENTURY NEZ PERCE ARTISTS - Signed by 11 contributors - 10 Artists and the author of the Preface.

Hardcover Book in Dustjacket, 7.5x10 inches, 56 pages. Filled with artwork and bios of 20 modern Nez Perce artists.

Published by Northwest Interpretive Association and Confluence Press, Seattle and Lewiston, 1991. First edition. Limited to 500 hardcover copies, as stated on the colophon page (the last page).

Signed by Timothy Nitz, the Preface author, and by 10 artists: Rose Frank, John A. Grant, Gary Greene, Doug Hyde, Maynard White Owl Lavadour, Keven Peters, Hollyanna Pinkham, Audrey Redheart, Leroy Seth, and John Seven Wilson III. Each artist signed their name beside their contribution.

NEAR FINE book, tight, bright, clean and clear,

in a NEAR FINE dustjacket. A lovely copy.

SIGNED COPIES are uncommon.