Mason, Bernard S. Milam, Jesse Bartley [1884 - 1949] - Former owner — DRUMS, TOMTOMS And RATTLES. Primitive Percussion Instruments for Modern Use

New York: A. S. Barnes & Company, 1938. 1st edition. Linen weave cloth binding, with blue lettering / highlights. Light blue topstain. Dust jacket. 206, [2] pp. Index last 2 pages. Illustrated with drawings. 8vo. 9" x 6-5/8". VG+ (pos to ffep)/VG (closed tear top edge of front panel). Milam "was best known as the first Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation appointed by a U.S. president since tribal government had been dissolved before Oklahoma Statehood in 1907. He was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941, who reappointed him in 1942 and 1943; he was reappointed by President Harry S. Truman in 1948. He died while in office in 1949." [Wiki].