Of Cabbages and Kings. Tales From Zinacantan. Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology-No. 23.
by Laughlin, Robert M
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- very good
- Hardcover
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About This Item
Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1977. Book. Very Good. Blue Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ix, 427 pages, coloured frontispiece, 8 maps, 11 b/w photos. Ex-library with very few markings, bound in a blue cloth binding. Collection of 173 myths, folk tales, legends and personal reminiscences from Zinacantan, Chiapas, Mexico originally recorded in Tzotzil, primarily in 1960, but also in 1963, 1968 and 1971. Text parallel in English and Tzotzil.
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- Bookseller
- Tinakori Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5809
- Title
- Of Cabbages and Kings. Tales From Zinacantan. Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology-No. 23.
- Author
- Laughlin, Robert M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution Press
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MEXICO, MAYAS, MAYAN CULTURE, TZOTZIL
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