Uldall, H. & Shipley, W., Nisenan Texts and Dictionary, UC Press 1966, VG SC
Uldall, H. & Shipley, W., Nisenan Texts and Dictionary, UC Press 1966, VG SC
Uldall, H. & Shipley, W., Nisenan Texts and Dictionary, UC Press 1966, VG SC
Uldall, H. & Shipley, W., Nisenan Texts and Dictionary, UC Press 1966, VG SC
Uldall, H. & Shipley, W., Nisenan Texts and Dictionary, UC Press 1966, VG SC

Uldall, H. & Shipley, W., Nisenan Texts and Dictionary, UC Press 1966, VG SC

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Uldall, Hans Jorgen & Shipley, William, Nisenan Texts and Dictionary, Berkeley: University of California Press 1966, Very Good softcover 8vo, 6 ¾” x 10”, 282 pp.

Paper wraps, mild toning to spine & panel edges, slight curling to tips, sewn binding, interior clean. With four black-and-white photo illustrations. Volume 46 in the UC Press Linguistic series. Material gathered from Native Nisenan peoples in the Sierra Foothills North of San Francisco between 1930-1932 by Danish linguist Uldall, later compiled into this volume by William Shipley. Stories dealing w/ local folklore, superstition, and all manner of outrageous occurrences are presented in original dialect w/ English translations on facing pages. The last quarter of the book is devoted to a comprehensive Nisenan/English dictionary. A unique item relating to Native California culture, scarce in the trade.