Lapwai, Nez Perce Tribe, (1972). Third printing. Inscribed to Barry Lopez by the editor, Allen Slickpoo, in 1977. The first book published by the Nez Perce tribe, this is a book of Nez Perce legends, prominently featuring the figure of Coyote, the trickster. The inscription to Lopez is dated 1977, the year his own book of Coyote tales was published -- Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping with His Daughter: Coyote Builds North America. Dusty top edge, still a fine copy in a near fine, lightly rubbed and shelfworn dust jacket. Publisher's prospectus laid in. [#035208] SOLD