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Native Americana:

Foster, J. W. . PRE-HISTORIC RACES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Chicago 1873 first edition Griggs. Hardcover. Octavo, 415pp., line drawings, index, brown cloth with full gilt illustration on front panel and gilt spine lettering with gilt spear tip illustrated on spine. No ownership marks. Good, light wear on spine ends. (a11957)
$130.00 Goddard, Pliny Earle . POTTERY OF THE SOUTHWEST INDIANS
NY 1931. Guide Leaflet No. 73, American Museum of Natural History. Octavo, 30pp., illustrations, wraps. VG plus. (a18639x)
$20.00 Ellis, Edward S. . OONOMOO THE HURON (ORIGINAL PRINTING, NOT A REPRINT)
NY 1862 Beadle. American Indian romance. Hardcover. 16mo., 114pp., frontis.,3/4 leather. Good, top margin cropped (not into text), spine ends a bit worn. The very scarce original printing. (a21373)
$100.00 Dozier, Edward P. . THE RIO GRANDE PUEBLOS
Albuquerque 1956. 4to., 158pp., blibliography, mimeographed, pinned wraps. This is described as a 'rough draft of a chapter on Culture Change to be published in a volume with six other North American Indian case studies. The volume will be edited by Edward H. Spicer and will report the results of the SSRC Inter-university Summer Seminar on Differential Culture Change held at the University of New Mexico in July, August 1956....' First and last leaves torn from the binding pins, chipped with a tiny loss of text. Other leaves VG, with some pen corrections, presumably by Dozier. (a23449)
$75.00 Fenton, William N. . TOWARD THE GRADUAL CIVILIZATION OF THE INDIAN NATIVES: THE MISSIONARY AND LINGUISTIC WORK OF ASHER WRIGHT (1803-1875) AMONG THE SENECAS OF WESTERN NEW YORK
Philadelphia 1956. Article at pp.567-581 (printed in double column), illustrations, in Studies of Historical Documents in the Library of the American Philosophical Society, The Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. This item is an article in single issue of this journal with several other articles. 4to., original printed wraps. VG. (a29050a)
$40.00German, Orrin (translator). METHODIST NIKUMOOWINA A MESKOOCHE ITUSINUHUK (original printing)
Toronto 1885 Methodist Mission Rooms. A Methodist Hymnal in English and Cree. Hardcover. 12mo,, 665pp., Cree index, cloth. Owner stamped on title page (R. L Houghton.) Good, lacking front blank flyleaf, inner hinges reinforced, some foxing, one half inch chip at heel of spine. Overall solid and quite usable. Original printing. (a29451)
$250.00Fletcher, Alice C.. THE HAKO: A PAWNEE CEREMONY
Washington 1904. Volume 2 of 22nd Annual Report of BAE for 1900-01. 4to., 372pp., 9 fine color plates and 11 text illus. Owner bookplate. Green cloth with gilt lettering. VG ,slight bit of discoloration on spine where paper label once was. no dj. Original printing, not modern copy. (a30475)
$45.00 Barbeau, Marius . INDIAN CAPTIVITIES
Philadelphia 1950. In The Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Volume 94, No. 6, December 22, 1950 at pp.522-548. Printed in double column. Whole issue has several unrelated articles. Sm.4to., wraps. Good, old dry light water stain on bottom margin throughout. (a31367a)
$33.00 Banks, Charles Eugene . A CHILD OF THE SUN
Chicago 1940 Stone. Juvenile about Native Americans. 8vo., 166pp., color Illustrations by Louis Betts, pictorial boards. Owner signed. Binding secure and text clean; not much wear on cover but cover quite toned and foxed; backstrip moderately brown, no DJ. (a41647)
$25.00 Fenton, William N. . MASKED MEDICINE SOCIETIES OF THE IROQUOIS
Washington 1940. Offprint from the Smithsonian Report for 1940. Publication 3624. 8vo., pp.3897-430, 25 plates, printed wraps. VG. (a44736)
$35.00 Gifford, Edward Winslow . MIWOK MOIETIES
Berkeley 1916. University of California American Archeology and Ethnology Volume 12 No. 4. Lg.8vo., pp.139-194, wraps. Owner name stamp and label on front cover. VG. (a45909)
$45.00 Gifford, Edward Winslow . MIWOK MYTHS
Berkeley 1926. University of California American Archeology and Ethnology Volume 12 No. 8. Lg.8vo., pp.283-338, wraps. Owner name stamp and label on front cover. VG. (a45910)
$45.00 Barrett, S. A. . MYTHS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA MIWOK
Berkeley 1919. University of California American Archeology and Ethnology Volume 16 No. 1. Lg.8vo., pp.1-28., wraps. Owner name stamp and label on front cover. Good. (a45912)
$45.00 Griffin, John W. (editor) . THE FLORIDA INDIAN AND HIS NEIGHBORS
Winter Park 1949. Papers delivered at an anthropological conference held at Rollins College April 1949. 8vo., 168pp., wraps. VG. (a45915)
$40.00 DeCosta, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin De Costa) . HIAWATHA THE STORY OF THE IROQUOIS SAGE IN PROSE AND VERSE
NY 1873 1st Randolph. Epic poem. Hardcover. 12mo., 32pp., original gilt decorated maroon cloth. All edges gilt. Good, light wear along out hinge edge and on corners. Scarce. (a47146)
$185.00 (book auction catalogue) . CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY BELONGING TO MR. THOMAS W. FIELD, AUTHOR OF "AN ESSAY ON INDIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY," ETC. INCLUDING AN UNRIVALLED COLLECTION OF BOOKS RELATING TO THE AMERICAN INDIANS
NY 1875 Bangs, Merwin & Co. 8vo., 376pp., 2663 lots, original printed wraps. Unopened. Good, rear wrap chipped and worn, final few leaves and rear wrap have some old dry stains (not affecting clarity of print in text). (a49305)
$225.00 Eberhart, Nelle Richmond and Charles Wakefield Cadman . SPRING SONG OF THE ROBIN WOMAN RECITATIVE AND SONG FROM THE AMERICAN OPERA SHANEWIS (THE ROBIN WOMAN)
Boston 1918 (copyright) White-Smith. Sheet music for low voice and piano. 4to., 9pp., original wraps with small photo portrait of Tisanina, the Indian maiden on front. Fine. (a49966)
$30.00 D'Harnoncourt, Rene . EL ARTE DEL INDIO EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS
Washington 1943 National Indian Institute. Octavo, 22pp., monochrome photo illustrations, wraps. Good, a few small stains, light wear on spine. (a5481)
$20.00 Burhansstipanov, Linda . DOCUMENTATION OF THE CANCER RESEARCH NEEDS OF AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES
Bethesda 1994. Reprint edition. NIH 94-3603. 4to., about 300pp., wraps. Depository library stamp and numbers on cover and titlepage. VG. (a54935)
$45.00Brinton, Daniel G.. THE LENAPE AND THEIR LEGENDS; WITH THE COMPLETE TEXT AND SYMBOLS OF THE WALAM OLUM
Philadelphia 1885. Brinton's Library of Aboriginal American Literature, Number V. Hardcover. Large octavo, 262pp., text illustrations, index, original black cloth with new paper spine. Good plus, cover tips slightly bent inward, some offsetting on the series title (precedes title page) from a label (in Spanish) tipped onto the verso of the front free blank, uneven fading on covers. Binding secure. Text clean but slightly evenly toned. No owner marks. (a57327)
$75.00Burton, C. M.. A CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF CLEVELAND
1895 (preface). Octavo, 31pp., original pictorial printed wraps. Good, wraps chipped on edges. History of Cleveland, Ohio. (a61934)
$29.00 Dunbar, Harris T. . THE WEPT OF WISH-TON-WISH AN INDIAN ROMANCE
New York 1917 1st Roycrofters, East Aurora. An old tale retold from the viewpoint of the Indian. Poem. Octavo, 60pp., one illustration, wraps. VG. (a64676)
$75.00 Cushing, Frank Hamilton . A STUDY OF PUEBLO POTTERY AS ILLUSTRATIVE OF ZUNI CULTURE GROWTH
c. 1884 Smithsonian Institution. 4to., pp. 459-521, illustrations, later wraps. Near Fine. No ownership marks. (a66237)
$45.00 Bunker, Robert and John Adair . THE FIRST LOOK AT STRANGERS
New Brunswick 1959 Rutgers. Hardcover. Octavo, 151pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Inscribed and signed by John. VG in VG DJ, short closed tear at heel of spine. (a73076)
$30.00 Frelinghuysen, Mr. . SPEECH DELIVERED IN THE SENATE...APRIIL 6, 1830 ON THE BILL FOR AN EXCHANGE OF LANDS WITH THE INDIANS RESIDING IN ANY OF THE STATES OR TERRITORIES AND FOR THEIR REMOVAL WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Washington 1830 1st National Journal. Octavo, 44pp., removed and rebound in later wraps. Signed on title page by Noah Hinkley. Good, text clean. (a73365)
$49.00 Cotterill, R. S. . THE SOUTHERN INDIANS THE STORY OF THE CIVILIZED TRIBES BEFORE REMOVAL
Norman 1963 2nd University of Oklahoma. Hardcover. Octavo, 258pp., cloth. Fine in Near Fine DJ. (a73391)
$20.00Cockrell, Ron. AMIDST ANCIENT MONUMENTS THE ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY OF MOUND CITY GROUP NATIONAL MONUMENT/HOPEWELL CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, OHIO
Omaha 1999 1st National park Service. 4to., 378pp., photo illustrations, original illustrated wraps. Depository Library stamp and ink numbers on front. Near Fine. (a75202)
$74.00 Griffis, Joseph K. (Tahan) . TAHAN : OUT OF SAVAGERY INTO CIVILIZATION AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
New York 1915 1st Doran. Osage Indian who moved from his native Indian culture into mainstream America. Hardcover. Octavo, 263pp., frontis portrait of Griffis in his Indian clothing, red cloth with bright blue and orange decoration and lettering. Good plus, circle spot on spine where label once affixed, faint residue of pocket on rear end paper. (a75639)
$210.00 Fabry, Judith K. . GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK: AN ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY
1990 Southwest Cultural Resources Center No 19. 4to., 27pp., photo illustrations, original illustrated wraps. Light non-circulating library name and numbers on cover and frontis, no other marks. Near Fine. (a75852)
$50.00 Bradford, James E. . ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT
1992 Southwest Cultural Resources Center No 47. 4to., 245pp., photo illustrations, original illustrated wraps. Light non-circulating library name and numbers on cover and front end paper,no other marks. VG. (a76011)
$36.00 Ewers, John C. . THE HORSE IN BLACKFOOT INDIAN CULTURE WITH COMPARATIVE MATERIAL FROM OTHER WESTERN TRIBES
Washington 1955 GPO. Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 159. Hardcover. Octavo, 374p., original wraps. Ink scribble on front and residue of glue where spine label once affixed; light depository library stamp on top fore-edge. VG. (a76381)
$25.00 Dodyns, Henry F.; Paul Ezell and Greta Ezell . DEATH OF A SOCIETY
1963. Article at pp.105-161, map, in a single issue of Ethnohistory. Distribution of Indian populations in the Gila-Sonoran area in Southwestern United States in the 19th century. Several additional articles in issue as well. Octavo, original wraps. VG. (a76738a)
$45.00 Fontana, Bernard L. . HOPI-NAVAHO COLONY ON THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER: A PROBLEM IN ETHNOHISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
1963. Article at pp.162-182 in a single issue of Ethnohistory. Several additional articles in issue as well. Octavo, original wraps. VG. (a76738b)
$45.00 Fergusson, Erna . OUR MODERN INDIANS
1959. Article at pp. 5-45 in a single issue of New Mexico Quarterly. Several additional articles in issue as well. Octavo, original wraps. VG. (a76741)
$35.00Curtin, L S M. BY THE PROPHET OF THE EARTH ( signed )
Santa Fe 1949 1st San Vicente Foundation. Book designed by Merle Armitage and printed by Rydal Press. Native American Pima art and culture. Hardcover. Octavo, 158pp., photo illustrations, serigraph of Pimo Women, drawings by Gerri Chandler, original printed color paper on heavy cardboard stiff wraps cover. **Inscribed and signed by Curtin in presentation to Robert Ball. VG, head of spine bumped and a bit worn. (a77580)
$110.00 B W M . SOME OJIBWAY BUFFALO ROBES
1916 University of Pennsylvania. Article on pp.93-96, 8 full page color illustrations of robes, in a single issue of The Museum Journal. Other articles in same issue on other topics. Large octavo, original illustrated wraps. Good. (a77873a)
$45.00 Gaines, E. P.; Leavenworth, H. . DEFEAT OF THE RICAREE INDIANS
1823. New article 2 -1/4 pages long taken from one issue of Niles' Register for october 11, 1823. Octavo, double column text, later wraps. Good, toned but legible. (a78553)
$35.00 Crawford, William H. . LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ...DECEMBER 5, 1820
Washington 1820 Gales & Seaton. Octavo, 15pp. plus 3 large foldout charts: (1) Chart of all years from 1776 to 1819 with total of all expenses attending the intercourse with different tribes of Indians, purchase of implements of husbandry, stock &c, expenses attending their vistis to the seat of government, rations issued to the Indians, &c., salaries paid to clerks, translators, commissioners, current expenses and holdings, and so on; (2) Receipts from all sources including land sales, interest, annuities, etc.; (3) Statement of Annuities Payable Each Year Under Indian Treaties listing all Indian Tribes and years from 1791 - 1819, later wraps. VG, tiny binding holes in left margins not affecting charts. (a78618)
$295.00 Emerson, Horace George . COLLECTION OF 18 ORIGINAL LOOSE PHOTOGRAPHS OF HORACE GEORGE EMERSON BEING INDUCTED INTO THE BLACKFEET INDIAN TRIBE 1927
Photographs were taken at the 1927 B. and O. Railroad Centennial held at Halethorpe, Maryland. Horace's father was George Harrington Emerson, a leader of the B & O Railroad. Horace appears to be about 12 years old in the photographs. The photos are 3 x 5 inch and in Fine Condition. Loose, not mounted, housed in old envelope. Identification written on backs of several photographs. (a78829)
$90.00Graham, Colonel W. A.. THE STORY OF THE LITTLE BIG HORN CUSTER'S LAST FIGHT
Harrisburg 1941 2nd Military Service Publishing. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 178pp., 44pp., photo illustrations, foldout map, bright clean yellow cloth. VG plus, slight soiling on cover. (a81034)
$29.00 Crumrine, Lynne Scoggins . CEREMONIAL EXCHANGE AS A MECHANISM IN TRIBAL INTEGRATION AMONG THE MAYOS OF NORTHWEST MEXICO
Tucson 1969 1st University of Arizona. Anthropological papers of the University of Arizona number 14. 4to., 52pp., original wraps. VG. (a81375)
$24.00 Dunn, Vinny . THE AMERICAN WAY: PRESIDENTS AND INDIANS 1790-1970
1973. Senior thesis. Lhg.4to., about 200 leaves (rectos only), black cloth. Near Fine. (a82225)
$125.00 (auction) . WINTHROP H. DUNCAN COLLECTION OF INDIAN CAPTIVITIES AND NEW ENGLAND IMPRINTS
New York 1943. Swann Auction Catalogue Sale No. 63. Octavo, 38pp., original wraps. Good, text toned but quite legible. (a82542)
$45.00French, Mary M. Billings. INDIAN CAPTIVE THE EXPERIENCES OF ZADOCK STEELE DESCRIBED IN THE NARRATIVE WRITTEN BY HIMSELF (signed by French)
Woodstock 1934 1st Elm Tree Press. Hardcover. Octavo, 46pp., portrait of Zadock Steele, end paper maps, half dark brown cloth with reddish paper covered boards and small mounted printed white title label on front. ***Presentation copy signed by Mary French. VG Plus, almost no wear at all, text Fine, no DJ. (a82683)
$30.00