RAMONA: A Story, with an Introduction by J. Frank Dobie and Illustrations by Everett Gee Jackson by Jackson, Helen Hunt - 1959

Los Angeles: The Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Near fine. This is Number 552 of 1,500 copies printed by Saul and Lillian Marks at The Plantin Press and signed by the illustrator. Despite its romantic excess, Ramona (1884) is possibly the most famous California novel and important for both its literary and historical facets. In much the same way that Uncle Tom's Cabin helped to arouse public sentiment against slavery, the abuse of California Indians depicted in Ramona helped to bring about reforms in the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Jackson herself was appointed special commissioner to examine the condition of the Mission Indians in California. Quarto. Full woven terracotta cloth-covered boards, with a printed paper spine label. Mild toning to the spine label; else near fine. Housed in the publisher's slipcase, which is also a bit toned.