INDIAN ART IN NORTH AMERICA; Arts and crafts
Greenwich CT: New York Graphic, (1961). Fourth printing, with additions. 4to, pp. 224. Bibliography. Originally published as Indian art in America. A nice copy in little chipped and soiled dj. More
Indians
OUR WILD INDIANS:; thirty-three years personal experience among the red men of the great West. A popular account of their social life, religion, habits, traits, customs, exploits, etc. With thrilling adventures and experiences on the great plains and in the mountains of our wide frontier. With an introduction by General Sherman. Fully illustrated with portraits on steel, full page engravings on wood and (6) fine chromo-lithographic plates.
Hartford: Worthington, 1882. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 650. Bound in brown cloth stamped in gilt, hinges loose, a good copy. Howes D-403; Graff 1114; Rader 1172; Saunders 2143. Dodge was aide-de-camp to General Sherman. He was born in North Carolina and graduated from West Point in 1848. His career, with..... More
INDIAN ART OF THE UNITED STATES
NY: Museum of Modern Art, (1969). Reprint of 1941 edition. 4to, pp. 204. Fully illustrated in black and white. First published for an exhibit of Indian art in 1941. Explanatory text with photos. Paper over boards. A nice copy in somewhat worn and mended dj. More
FORT RENO; Or Picturesque Cheyenne And Arrapahoe Army Life, Before The Opening Of Oklahoma
NY: G. W. Dillingham, 1896. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 216. Drab cloth, little dusted and rubbed, Frontis, illustrated (one illustration separate), a good copy. Graff 1191, Rader 1250, Howes 619. The experiences of an Indian Agent's wife. "The author's husband, Oklahoma City's first mayor, resented certain allusions to his conduct..... More
SENATE ... NO 10; Commonwealth of MA.
Boston: Executive Dept. January 10, 1857. 8vo, pp. 3pp. Self wraps. Elliott asks for relief of the Dudley Indians who are destititue. More
AMERICAN INDIAN DANCE STEPS
NY: Barnes, 1931. Poyege. First Edition. 4to, pp. 104. Illustrated in color by Poyege, of San Ildefonso, and with stick-figure drawings illustrsating the steps. Ex library, with pockets, etc., removed. Back of spine missing, cover worn, interior VG. More
AMERICAN INDIAN ART
NY: Abrams, [1965]. First Edition? Horizontal 4to, pp. 445. Notes, bibliography. With 302 illustrations, including 60 tipped-in color plates. Red faille, stamped in gold. A nice copy in soiled and scuffed dj. Extremely heavy. More
TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN ART
NY: Praeger, (1971). First Edition. Small 4to, pp. viii, 128. Bibliography. With 158 illustrations, most in black and white and a few in color. A nice copy in very slightly chipped dj. More
THE CULTURES OF NATIVE NORTH AMERICANS
Cologne: Konemann, (2000). First printing, English edition. 4to, pp. 480. Appendix, bibliography, index. Copiously illustrated, mostly in full color.Bottom edge slightly spotted, o/w a nice copy in slightly scuffed dj. Very heavy. More
A CIRCLE OF NATIONS; Voices and visions of American Indians. North American native writers & photographers
Hillsboro OR: Beyond Words, (1993). First Edition. 4to, pp. 128. Biographies, note Foreword by Leslie Marmon Siklo, Introduction by Michael Dorris. Photographs, many in color, and essays by nine Native American authors. A nice copy in chipped dj. More
LEWIS AND CLARK; Across the divide
Washington DC: Smithsonian, (2003). First printing. 4to, pp. 424. Appendix, bibliography, notes, index. Published to accompany an exhibition touring suring 2004-06. Paper wraps. Copiously illustrated. About as new. Heavy. Drawings and paintings; Indian, military, expedition and settler artifacts; maps - with accompanying narrative. More
INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST
NY: American Museum of Natural History, 1931. Fourth edition. 8vo, pp. 205. Bibliography, index. Illustrated wtih photographs. [Handbook series No. 2.] Orange cloth, stamped in brown. Cover little soiled and slightly scuffed, o/w a VG tight copy. More
NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN; A contextual bibliography
Bloomington IN: Indiana University, (1983). First printing. 8vo, pp. viii, 120. Indices. A nice copy in dj. Introduction includes a critical review of the literature and an informative history of writing on and by Native American women. More
LORE OF THE GREAT TURTLE; Indian legends of Mackinac retold
Mackinac Island, MI: Mackinac Island State Park Commission, (1973). Second printing. 8vo, pp. 89. Index. Illustrated by the author. Paper wraps. A VG tight copy. More
TO WEAVE AND SING; Art, symbol, and narrative in the South American rain forest
Berkeley CA: University of California, (1989). First printing. 8vo, pp. xiii, 274. Notes, bibliography, index. Illustrated. Ivory cloth. A nice copy. A study of the Yekuana Indians of Venezuela. More
INDIAN PETROGLYPHS; Of the Pacific northwest
Seattle: Uiversity of Washington, (1975). First Edition. Square 8vo, pp. 320. References, bibliography, index. Illustrated with photographs, rubbings and drawings. Brown paper over boards, stamped in gilt. Anice copy in little soiled and chipped dj. More
CREATION'S JOURNEY; Native American identity and belief
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, (1994). First printing. 4to, pp. 256. Notes and index. Richly illustrated in color and black and white. A nice copy in dj. Done in conjunction with the National Museum of the American Indian. A collection of art and artifacts, with explanatory text. More
THE NEW GOLDEN LAND; European images of America from the discoveries to the present time.
NY: Pantheon, (1975). First Edition. 4to, pp. 299. Notes, list of illustrations, index. Copiously illustrated in color and monochrome. Front flyleaf little soiled, cover little scuffed and soiled, o/w a nice copy. No dj. More
THE McKENNEY-HALL PORTRAIT GALLERY OF AMERICAN INDIANS
NY: Bramhall House, (1972). First printing. 4to, pp. 373. With 128 color portraits of Native Americans, reproduced from three portfolios first published in 1836. (The originals were lost in a fire at the Smithsonian.) Includes biographies of the Indians, plus a full-length biography of Colonel McKenney. Edges of cover slilghtly..... More
INDIAN SKIN PAINTINGS FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST; Two representations of border conflicts between Mexico and the Missouri in the early Eighteenth Century
Norman OK: University of Oklahoma, (1970). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 248. Index. Translated by Johannes Malthaner. Illustrated. A nice copy in very slightly scuffed dj. More
AMERICAN INDIAN TALES AND LEGENDS
London: Hamlyn, (1965). Miloslav Troup. First Edition. 4to, pp. 237. Translated by George Theiner. Colorful illustrations by Miloslav Troup. Cover little yellowed on spine, o/w a nice copy. No dj. Native American folk-tales, told in a way suitable for young people. More
AMERICA 1585; The complete drawings of John White
Chapel Hill NC: University of North Carolina, (1984). 4to, pp. 213. Notes, bibliography, index. Copiously illustrated with reproductions of water color paintings and engravings. A reproduction of a piece believed to be by White laid in. Tan cloth. Very slightly bumped at corners of cover, o/w a nice copy in..... More
MEMOIRS OF A CAPTIVITY AMONG THE INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; from childhood to the age of nineteen; with anecdotes descriptive of the manners and customs. To which is added, some account of the soil, climate, and vegetable productions of the territory westward of the Mississippi.
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824. Third edn., with additions. 8vo, pp. [xii, 468.] Frontispiece portrait. Bound in later 19th century 3/4 calf, rubbed and small piece missing of the leather on the spine. A very nice clean copy. Ayer 142; Howes H-813; Sabin 33921; Wagner-Camp 24:2;..... More
MEMOIRS OF A CAPTIVITY AMONG THE INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; from childhood to the age of nineteen; with anecdotes descriptive of the manners and customs. To which is added, some account of the soil, climate, and vegetable productions of the territory westward of the Mississippi.
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823. First UK Edition. 8vo, pp. [x,] 447. Bound in later 19th century paper boards & 3/4 rubbed leather on the spine. A very nice clean copy. Ayer 142; Howes H-813; Sabin 33921; Wagner-Camp 24:2; Field 743; Decker 42-150. This is a narrative..... More
THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE EARLY DUTCH AND THE INDIANS AS AFFECTING THE SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLONY OF NEW YORK
New Haven CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1924. 8vo, pp. 16. Paper wraps missing, some light foxing, o/w VG. "Awarded the One Hundred Dollar Prize for Hobart [College] by the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New York..." More