Stories of Stanislaus Tapa blanda - 1987

California: Published by the author, 1987. First edition thus. Paperback. Good. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Molly and Bob, with love Jeannette." This is a highly personalized copy, with a typed and signed note laid in, along with a pioneer illustration postcard. A photo of the author and her husband is glued to the first blank the inscription on the photo is not quite legible through the page. On the inside of the rear cover is written the address of Dry Creek Books in Modesto who distributed Maino's books. Trade paperback in good condition, with fading to the blue covers and some bending at the corners. The binding is strong and the pages are clean. 213 numbered pages plus significant back-matter including a bibliography, and notes from the author. A novel of the Donner Party.