Boston, MA: Perkins & Marvin, 1830. Hardcover. American Indians; Indian removal; 304 pages; 20.3cm; paper covered boards; rebacked dark brown cloth by Corey; speeches by Davy Crockett 1786-1836, et al; ex libris; Field 1468; not in Howes. More about Speeches on the passage of the bill for the removal of the Indians, delivered in the Congress of...
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. American novel; 306p.; light blue paper covered boards; dustjacket; author Spokane/Coeur d'Alene American Indian. More about Reservation blues
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 178 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor sunning to spine and minor shelfwear. No dustjacket. There are seven color plates, illustrated from original Pueblo Indian paintings; endpapers are map-illustrated. With a foreword by Witter Bynner. More about INDIAN STORIES from the Pueblos
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 387 pages of text including index. Hardcover cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket is sunned at spine and top-edge, with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with maps and photos. Pueblo Indians. More about SANTA ANA. The People, the Pueblo, and the History of Tamaya
Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1972. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xviii, 366 pages of text including an index and a bibliography. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. No dustjacket. Endpapers and page edges are slightly foxed/spotted. Illustrated with a map and several photographs. Reprint edition. More about I WILL FIGHT NO MORE FOREVER. Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 342 pages of text. Hardcover cloth binding with minimal shelfwear. Price-clipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear, almost fine condition; protected in archival mylar. More about BEYOND THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE WORLD. A Navajo Woman's Journey
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 342 pages of text. Hardcover binding with the slightest of shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear, almost fine; protected in archival mylar. Signed on title page by author. Previous owner's inscription on front endpaper. Book is bound in... More about BEYOND THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE WORLD. A Navajo Woman's Journey. Signed by Emily Benedek
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xviii, 371 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with rubbing and shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Complete with half-title and 33 plates ( including one fold-out and 15 in color). The title page of the first American edition... More about THE SNAKE - DANCE OF THE MOQUIS OF ARIZONA. Being a Narrative of a Journey from Santa Fe, New...
New York: Cosmopolitan, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. American Indians; Northern Blackfeet; Siksika; Canada; Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (1876-1944), American journalist, humorist; xv, 278 pages of text; 20.3cm; Hardcover cloth binding, rubbed; corners bumped; frontis. portrait of author; illus. from photos listed p. xi; bookplate. More about Long Lance. Foreword by Irvin S. Cobb
Boston: DeWolfe & Fiske Company, 1909. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 32 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with moderate wear, soiling and rubbing. The endpapers have pieces missing from them. Small dark stain to small part of top edge of pages near spine, and along the top third of... More about THE INDIAN QUESTION. An Address
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1845. Fifth edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Volume one only of a two volume set. Original red cloth binding is worn, with the front hinge detached, most of the slightly sunned spine is present but torn with several small chips, and overall rubbed and slightly soiled. Complete... More about ILLUSTRATIONS, OF THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CONDITION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS: In a Series...
Philadelphia, PA: Willis P. Hazard, 1857. Early edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set. Half green calf (leather) bindings with marbled paper-covered boards; new leather spine labels. The bindings are rubbed and worn, with minor cracking to hinges, remaining intact and attractive. Marbled endpapers. Vol. I: (5)-402 pages. Vol. II... More about Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians. Written...
London: published by author, 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Original green cloth covered boards with original printed paper labels. The bindings are worn, with minor browning to the spine, a few tears and creases, and the corners are bumped; the bottom of the spine of the first volume is... More about LETTERS AND NOTES ON THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CONDITION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. Written...
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1926. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set. Original decorated red/maroon cloth bindings with some corners having tiny bumps and minimal shelfwear, remaining bright and crisp. Both dustjackets are moderately browned on the spine, with moderate rubbing and shelfwear to the extremities, and several small tears and a.... More about NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS: Being Letters and Notes on their Manners, Customs and Conditions, Written...
London: C. Gilpin, 1854. Second edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xii, 248 pages of text, followed by 24 pages of publishers' advertisement. Original hardcover binding is moderately browned on spine, with chipping to spine extremities; both boards cleanly detached. Numerous pages are uncut and unopened at... More about RECOLLECTIONS OF A FOREST LIFE: or, the Life and Travels of KAH-GE-GA-GAH-BOWH, or, George...
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 189 pages of text including a pronunciation guide and a glossary. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. The price-clipped dustjacket has minor shelfwear, and a tiny spot of discoloration on the front panel; protected in archival mylar. The front... More about People of the Short Blue Corn: Tales and Legends of the Hopi Indians
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xviii, 222 pages of text. Original decorative hardcover cloth binding with minor shelfwear and minor bumping to the corners, with minor soiling ot the rear cover. Contains 80 photogravures by Rodman Wanamaker. Two of the gravures are... More about THE VANISHING RACE. The Last Great Indian Council. A Record in Picture and Story of the Last...
New York: Hyperion, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Children's literature; American Indians; blind; 104p. 21.4cm; 1/2 black cloth, orange paper covered boards; pictorial dustjacket; photo portrait of Modoc Indian author on dj flap. More about Sees behind the trees
Boston, MA: O. L. Perkins, 1834. Third edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Frontis, engraved half-title, viii, 1-28, 1-120, 1-132, 1-72, 1-158, [i] advertisement, [i] blank, 1-18 (index), 1-12 (index). Rebound in modern hardcover cloth with red leather spine label; minor rubbing to extremities. Illustrated with 27 black & white engravings, of... More about BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF THE INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; Comprising a General Account of Them, and...
Dublin, Ireland: William Curry, 1844. Hardcover. American Indians; periodical; 768p. incl. index; 22.2cm; original paper covered boards, detached; cloth spine; p. 348-9, notice of visit of Ojibways to England in company of George Catlin 1796-1872, painter. More about A nut for the Ojibbeways
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). American Indians; military; 784 pages including index; 22cm; green cloth binding rubbed; spine crimped; folded map; illustrations listed page xvii-ix; Howes D575: "Best single volume covering the subject". J.P. Dunn, Jr. (1855-1924). More about MASSACRES OF THE MOUNTAINS. A History of the Indian Wars of the Far West
New York: Archer House, 1958. Hardcover. American Indians; military; 669p. incl. index; 21.4cm; cloth; illus.; bookplate; owner marks. Dunn, Jacob Piatt, Jr. (1855-1924). More about Massacres of the mountains; a history of the Indian wars of the far west 1815-1875
Boulder, CO: Johnson Books, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xiv, 242 pages of text including a bibliography. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with heavy sunning to spine, but lettering remains readable; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with numerous historic black & white photographs. More about MARIETTA WETHERILL. Reflections on Life With the Navajos in Chaco Canyon
New York, NY: John Allen, 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 320 pages of text. Original brown hardcover cloth binding with chipping to spine extremities and overall minimal rubbing to the extremities. Protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Illustrated with a frontis, engraved half-title page... More about HISTORY OF THE INDIANS OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. By the Author of Peter Parley's Tales
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxiv, 236 pages including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Minor rubbing to the extremities of the unclipped dustjacket; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with eight color plates, and fifty-one figures, including... More about EARTH IS MY MOTHER, SKY IS MY FATHER. Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting. Signed...