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Stephens Press. 3rd. paperback. ACCEPTABLE/NO DJ AS ISSUED. 0x0x0. Paperback 1951, 3rd printing. EX-LIBRARY WITH TYPICAL TRAITS.Staples in book are a bit rusted. Book is still solid with clean reading pages.

Asheville, N C: Stephens Press, 1950 Red cloth very lightly worn, a little sunned to the spine, no inscriptions, pages yellowed, otherwise VG, no DJ.

Asheville: The Stephens Press, 1950. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. An uncommon work by John Parris which celebrates the Cherokee people and their history through a collection of stories, with full-page illustrations throughout the text. Early edition, no edition remarks but most likely the first printing. With an ink inscription from author to title page, which reads 'With best wishes- John Parris'. Illustrations include nineteen full-page illustrations, made up of maps of the local area as well as various black-and-white photographs.This is an uncommon work by John Parris which relates stories and anecdotes that are important to the Cherokee community, particularly within the Asheville, North Carolina area.  Stories in this work include 'The First Invader', 'Red Pawns', 'The English Steal a March', 'The Cherokee Save Andrew Jackson', and 'Tsali's Sacrifice'.With a foreword by Harry E. Buchanan, president of the Cherokee Historical Association. With another ink… Read More

Asheville: Stephens Press, 1950. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. very good. 122pp, 8vo. Illustrated. A very good copy in pictorial wraps. Signed by author with an inscription to a previous owner on title page. Wraps are lightly soiled and rubbed with minor wear to extremities. First letter of the title has been partially outlined in pen.