Bundle of two rare Guatemalan publications on indigenous rights and folklore, both from the personal library of poet-anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn:
Legislación Indigenista de Guatemala (1954)
• Compiled by Jorge Skinner-Klee
• Published by Instituto Indigenista Interamericano (Mexico City)
• Special edition documenting indigenous legal policy in mid-20th century Guatemala
• Clean interior; mild edgewear and toning on covers
Boleykh (~1967)
• Published by the Centro de Estudios Folklóricos, Universidad de San Carlos
• Founding declaration dated July 8, 1967 included
• Contributors include Ida Bremme de Santos and Luis Luján Muñoz
• Striking red wrap design, solid and clean interior
Both items originate from Nathaniel Tarn’s personal collection—a highly regarded voice in cultural anthropology and Mesoamerican studies.
Condition:
Minimal wear. No markings. Stored in a private academic library.
Ideal for collectors of Central American ethnographic, legal, or folkloric material.
For:
Scholars of Indigenous law, Latin American studies, or postcolonial anthropology
• Researchers digging into mid-20th-century Guatemalan policy and culture