Of Wonders Wild and New: Dreams From Zinacantan
by Laughlin, Robert M
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- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
Washington, D. C: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1976. First Edition . Paper Wrappers. Very Good. Folio. xii, 178, [2] pp. Smithsonian Contributors to Anthropology, Number 22. With frontispiece and 14 figures. Includes appendices and literature cited. 260 dream texts recorded in Zinacantan, Chiapas, Mexico primarily in 1963, and translated from the Tzotzil by the author. Inscribed to Charles Bell and his wife on the ffep: "For Danny and Charles who have shown me new wonders! 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." An old address for Laughlin written on front cover, and faint stain on front, else very good.
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- Bookseller
- Lippincott Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4387BT
- Title
- Of Wonders Wild and New: Dreams From Zinacantan
- Author
- Laughlin, Robert M
- Format/Binding
- Paper Wrappers
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution Press
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D. C
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- Folio
- Keywords
- Tzotzil Indians, Dreams
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native American History & Culture; Anthropology/Sociology;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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