KASHAYA TEXTS, by Robert L. Oswalt.

PARALLEL TEXT in KASHAYA and ENGLISH. It is estimated that there are only a dozen native speakers of Kashaya still exist.

Published by the University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, 1964. University of California Publications in Linguistics, Volume 36. First Edition.

Wrappers / Softcovers, 7x10 inches, viii + 340 pages.

Filled with Kashaya Myths and Tales of the Supernatural collected from elderly native speakers in the early 1960s. These tales were passed down from their parents and grandparents. Illustrated with a few pages of b&w photographs of some of the native speakers who provided the tales

FAIR condition, the wrappers are repaired / reinforced with clear tape at the spine and front and rear folds, the covers have some creases, closed edge tears, general soiling, and what looks like the long ago removal of a sticker; internally, the binding is cracked at a few places but holding together with the sewn binding, the first and last few pages have some creases and edge wear, otherwise the pages are complete, bright, clean and clear.

RARE, original, 1964 first edition. (As always, be wary of photocopies sometimes presenting themselves as original editions.)

About the KASHA Language (from Wikipedia):

******Kashaya is the critically endangered language of the Kashia band of the Pomo people. The name Kashaya corresponds to words in neighboring languages with meanings such as "skillful" and "expert gambler". It is spoken by the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria. In 2021, the number of speakers was estimated to be around a dozen.******

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.