Coronado's Children. Tales Of Lost Mines & Buried Treasure Of The Southwest

J. FRANK DOBIE

Publication: Neiman - Marcus, 1980, Dallas

First edition thus. Folio. Limited to 300 copies bound in goatskin and handmade Mexican bark paper. Quarter leather and marbled paper, xiv, 270 [1] pp., frontispiece [map of the Southwest], introduction, illustrated, maps, notes, glossary of Mexican and other localisms of the Southwest. Very fine, bright copy housed in the original cloth slipcase with titles printed on a paper spine label. A collection of Southwestern lore recounting legends of lost mines, hidden caches of gold and silver, buried treasure, and the fortune seekers who pursued them. Drawing upon Spanish colonial accounts, frontier traditions, miners' tales, and stories passed down through generations, Dobie explores the rich folklore surrounding the Southwest's legendary wealth. Among the narratives are accounts of lost Spanish mines, hidden treasures, mysterious disappearances, and prospectors whose relentless searches led to adventure, hardship, and sometimes death. An impressive book with interior decorations that add a wonderful dimension to the tales.