Washington, D. C: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1977. First Edition . Paper Wrappers. Near Fine. Folio. x, 427, [3] pp. Smithsonian Contributors to Anthropology, Number 23. With color frontispiece and 11 figures and 8 maps. Includes appendices and literature cited. 173 folktales, myths and legends recorded in Zinacantan, Chiapas, Mexico in 1960, 1963, 1968 and 1971. The Tzotzil texts are presented along side Laughlin's free English translations. Inscribed to Charles Bell and his wife on the ffep: "For Danny and Charles not your thing but its real! Bob." From the library of Charles Bell. Bell, a writer, poet and scholar, grew up in Greenville, Mississippi with Walker Percy and Shelby Foote. His first novel, The Married Land (1962), was praised by William Carlos Williams. His works include three volumes of poetry, two novels and an audio-visual opus, "Symbolic History." Oversize book: overseas customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.

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Bookseller: Lippincott Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4388BT
Title: Of Cabbages and Kings: Tales From Zinacantan
Author: Laughlin, Robert M
Format/Binding: Paper Wrappers
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Place of Publication: Washington, D. C
Date Published: 1977
Size: Folio
Keywords: Tzotzil Indians- Legends, Tzotzil language Texts
Bookseller catalogs: Books in Languages Other Than English; Native American History & Culture; Anthropology/Sociology;
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