Coronado's Children by Dobie, J Frank - 1930

University of Texas Press, 1978-11-01. Revised ed. paperback. Used: Good.

University of Texas Press. Used - Like New. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition.

Austin TX: University of Texas at Arlington, 1982. Wraps have light edgewear, front has one creased corner. spine unbent. Text is clean & unmarked, binding is tight.. Soft Cover. Good. Illus. by Shaw, Charles. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1978. 5th or later Printing. Trade Paper. Fine/Wraps. First PB Edition, 6th Printing, Soft cover 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall in illustrated wraps. Fine. xxii, 329pp inc. Foreword by Frank H. Wardlaw, Notes, Glossary; illustrated in drawings, many full- or double-page by Charles Shaw. Barker Texas History Center Series No.3.

Shrinkwrapped Trade Paperback with glued binding 352 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket . Reprint edition 1978. Attractive illustrated wraps shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Written in 1930, Coronado's Children was one of J. Frank Dobie's first books, and the one that helped gain him national prominence as a folklorist. In it, he recounts the tales and legends of those hardy souls who searched for buried treasure in the Southwest following in the footsteps of that earlier gold seeker, the Spaniard Coronado. "These people," Dobie writes in his introduction, "no matter what language they speak, are truly Coronado's inheritors.... l have called them Coronado's children. They follow Spanish trails, buffalo trails, cow trails, they dig where there are no trails; but oftener than they dig or prospect they just sit and… Read More

Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1978. AA2 - A first university of texas press edition trade paperback book in very good condition that has some stains, label residue on the spine and front, tanning, tanning, some lightly bumped corners, some rubbing and chipping on the edges, sides, and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Illustrations by Charles Shaw, Foreword by Frank H. Wardlaw. Barker Texas History Center Series, No. 3. Story of those who, for four centuries, have sought treasure in the fabulous lost mines of the Southwest. Book presents a thousand exciting incidents. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Literary Guild of America, 1931. [xvi], 367pp. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Ben Carlton Mead. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Literary Guild Of America, 1931-01-01. Hardcover. Good.

University of Texas Press. paperback. New. 8x5x0. New Condition, Paperback book,

The Literary Guild, 1931. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. In orange cloth. No jacket. .