A CATECHISM OF CATHOLIC RELIGION TRASLATED INTO THE CHOTAW LANGUAGE

William Ketcham

A CATECHISM OF CATHOLIC RELIGION TRASLATED INTO THE CHOTAW LANGUAGE

1916. Primera edición. The Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, New York. 15 cms. 200 páginas. Ilustraciones.

Dedicatoria autógrafa del autor. Varios cuños con el nombre del anterior propietario. Very good copy in the original title-printed red cloth. Slight dulling and rubbing to spine and panels edges, with some water-staining evident to front panel, endpapers and prelims. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.  Subjects: Choctaw language -- Texts. Summary: Printed in English and Choctaw on opposite pages. After a few initial pages of prayers, proceeds to the familiar question-and-answer format, addressing issues of baptism, confession, commandments, the last judgment, etc. Translated by William H. Ketcham. Added title page reads: Kiahlik Iksa Nana-Aiyimmika I Katikisma Chahta Anumpa Isht A Toshowa Hoke. Front cover title: Kiahlik Iksa Nana-Aiyimmika I Katikisma