Copyright 1945, presumed first edition. “GUMBO YA-YA (EVERYBODY TALKS AT ONCE) is a phrase often heard in the Bayou country of Louisiana. This is a book of the living folklore of LA. The result is a racy kaleidoscope of incident, superstition, character and history.” Book is intact with considerable wear: cracked front hinge, two pages with closed tears, faded boards and spine, bumped corners and spine with some fraying, owner name on title page. No DJ except what remains of the front flap (this has been attached to FFEP). Please see photos. STILL…this is the undercrust world of Louisiana that nobody had written of before, with B&W photos. (6B)