Native American

Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications [0-894717-04-X] [2001], 1st edition. (4to) 512pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. The hardcover edition was printed in a limited run of 250 copies which are now out of print. Black and white and color photographs, annotated bibliograpgy, index. (Indians of N.A., Metis).

New York: E.P. Dutton [1931], 4th printing. (Hardcover) 274pp. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Light brown cloth with orange lettering. The top edge is stained orange. The dust jacket has minor edgewear, and is lightly rubbed and soiled on the spine. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the inside of the front cover. Fictional treatment of the life of Magnus Colorado. (Fiction, Apache Indians).

Pt. Reyes CA & Kathmandu, Eidolon Editions, 1976, center-stapled trade paperback (10" x 7.25"), 16 pp. printed on one side only, First Edition, First Printing, limited to 550 copies, Very Good condition in illustrated wraps. Straight, tight and clean, light foxing to covers and text block edge, tiny nicks to top corner of front cover. Printed on handmade paper this small collection continues Di Prima's exploration of Loba, the she-wolf, as mythic mother of the world. Monochrome illustrations by Josie Grant.

Tucson: University of Arizona Press [0-8165-0818-6] [1985]. (4to) xv, 435pp. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. Signed by Mary Beck Moser. Photographs, illustrations, tables, appendices, index. Locale: Mexico; Sonora--Mexico. (Indians of North America, Ethnobotany, Indians of Mexico, Indians of North America, Seri Indians).

San Diego, CA: Published By Authority of the General Grand Chapter, 1926. Quarto. 77p. Issued in paper with only a limited number of copies offered in cloth bindings. Since most copies were issued in paper bindings, missing text as well as preliminaries is typical. This volume is well protected with only some spotting to cloth cover. Copy of William R. Adams, dated April 13, 1926. Over 500 symbols each defined and checked with the members of the tribe members at the Sioux and Cheyenne agencies extending to inquiries at Fort Sulley and Fort Pierre.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Foxing to edges of boards and jacket, . page tops and endpapers foxed, quarter-sized stain on fore-edge, jacket . toned.. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Gray cloth with green cloth spine stamped in silver. x, 417 pp. Bibliography, index, two maps. Uncommon first edition of this influential classic of Native American history. Documents how the state and federal government leaders forced the “five civilized tribes” (Seminoles, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek) out of their homelands and then out of their lands in the Oklahoma Territory. The University of Oklahoma Press was pressured by local politicos to reject publication of the book, and it was subsequently published by Princeton University Press. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Rare Very Good+ First English Edition of this Window into late nineteenth Century Labrador and Quebec Wilderness, Salmon fishing, Lynx, Bear, Seals, hunting and fishing lore of the Montagnais and Algonkin architecture. Many b/w photos 440 pp. Clean condition, tight binding. Gilt stamping on cover. page toning and several pages creased slightly. tiny slit at upper extremity. NOT a library copy. No bookplates. NO numbers See our Three Geese in Flight Scans

The Massacre Canyon battle took place in Nebraska on August 5, 1873 near the Republican River. It was one of the last hostilities between the Pawnee and the Sioux (or Lakota) and the last battle/massacre between Great Plains Indians in North America.by J. W Williamson (Author)Trenton, Nebraska: Republican Leader, 1930. pp. 16; text in double column; 4 illustrations from photographs (1 double-page); fine in original brown printed wrappers. Pawnees and Oglala Sioux in battle over buffalo. The first edition was published by the same in 1922. Not in Howes or Graff. $125.00

Harpercollins College Div, n. Nov-81. 64515508. Fair. Volume II only, no dj , cover soiled from handling, partially seperated, ex library pg 1240 separated

New York: Viking, 1983. First edition / First printing. Brown cloth spine, ochre paper-covered boards. Fine in very close to fine dust jacket with crease to the rear flap and one tiny edge tear. This original edition of In the Spirit of Crazy Horse was withdrawn by the publisher when Matthiessen and Viking were sued for libel by David Price, an FBI agent, and the former South Dakota Governor, William J. Janklow. After 4 years of litigation, the suit was dismissed, after 3 additional years of appeals, the book was finally reissued by Viking in an updated edition. This is the original suppressed edition.

P. F. Collier, New York, 1892, Ten volume set. First Editions. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No dust jacket. 7,233 pp in ten volumes. Text clean, no foxing, lightly yellowed with age, no prior owner attributions or markings in any of the volumes. Illustrated with 54 wood-engravings, including a a depiction of the author on the frontispiece of volume one. Gilting on front cover and spine of each volume shows various evidence of shelfwear. Speckled outer edges.Volume I has a small tear near tail of spine and contains: The Deerslayer, The Pathfinder and The Pioneers. Volume II contains: Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie and The Spy. Volume III has light markings on rear cover and contains: The Pilot, The Red Rover and The Two Admirals. Volume IV has pages 119-120 partially missing and contains: The Sea Lions, Afloat and Ashore and The Water Witch. Volume V has a large tear in pages 607/608 and two tears on page 717-718 (all tears intact) and contains: The Crater, Miles Wallingford and… Read More

Toronto: The Champlain Society 1974,197, a numbered copy form a limited edition of 1750. (Hardcover) cxix,365,374pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Crested red cloth. Top edges gilt, illustrations, map, bibliography, indices. The volume numbers not matched, Vol.1 has a very small felt pen mark on the title page and Vol.2 has a bookplate on the front endpaper, the spines very lightly faded with a few small stains on the spine of Vol.2. (Native Americans, Indians of North America, Limited Editions).

Sketches of Western Adventure of the Most Interesting Incidents Connected with the Settlement of the West, from 1755 to 1794. With an Appendix. Revised and Corrected, with Engravings.Exciting, thrilling adventures of Indian skirmishes, war parties, and often dramatic and tragic events in the settlement of the West. Recounted stories of Daniel Boone and military men, as well as settlers trying to carve their settlements out of an often brutal and dangerous land. Appendix which was added to this 1837 edition (originally published in 1832) adds significantly to the understanding of the Indian culture and peace negotiations and treaties as well as war expeditions (not included in the 1832 edition). Descriptions often detailed and graphic.Condition:. In original leather with all original end pages, paste downs and content. Secure binding. Pages are a bit "rippled" due to age and are well-foxed. Very readable with no damp smell or other damage. Complete. Please ask for more information and/or photos if you… Read More

Softcover First Edition as issued in Good+ condition. xii+643pp. NOT Ex-library and NOT a facsimile. Wraps are slightly foxed on the margins of the front cover; interior bright and clean. All maps, photos and drawings intact; binding is tight but is cracked on the spine with all parts present and legible; edges rubbed and bumped, upper corner repaired with transparent tape; one foldout was apparently cut too long and the far edge is chipped and browned as indicated in the images; Morley's comprehensive study of the monuments and their inscriptions at the Honduran site of Copan, now a World Heritage Site. The volume is in remarkable shape with the foldouts appearing not to have been opened.

Octavo (9 by 6 1/4 inches) New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Later Printing (First was 1893) 310 pages, illustrated with 38 black and white halftone images taken from photographs by the author, along with drawings by others, and music; hardcover, good condition, decorated brown cloth, with stamped black and yellow pattern on cover and spine, resembling Southwestern weaving, and framing the title in gilt; and similarly on spine; upper right corner of front cover slightly bent from old bump, not affecting contents.

Signed presentation from the author to William G. Kerkhoff, an early Southern California business man and philanthropist. Lummis writes, "To ... Staunch Old Timer."