Springfield, IL: Williamson Printing and Publishing Co., 1937. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1937 1st (and probably only) edition of this uncommon catalogue of specimens of Indian relics from the Edward Payne Stone Age collection, "on display at the Dickson Mounds, Lewiston, Illinois". Clean and Near Fine in its..... More
Rachel Lawson, Susie Hendrix and Jane Kennedy, 1926. Original wraps. "A stirring narrative of adventure, hardship and privation in the early days of Texas, depicting struggles with the Indians and other adfventures." (from the title page). The 1926 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark-green wrappers, with light wear..... More
Boston: Charles E. Goodspeed & Co., 1979. 1st. Cloth. "A leaf from a copy of the first American Bible, translated into the language of the Algonquin Indians by John Eliot and printed at Cambridge in New England in the Year 1663. With a Commentary on its Origins by John Alden"..... More
Nez Perce Indian Tribe of Idaho, 1973. Cloth. SIGNED BY ALLEN SLICKPOO, SR. --THE PROJECT DIRECTOR OF THE NEZ PERCE TRIBE-- across the title page. A very solid copy to boot of the 1973 stated 1st edition, which was limited to 2,000 copies. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp..... More
Austin, TX: Self-published, 1900. 1st. Cloth. Uncommon, turn-of-the-century study of 19th century "life on the border, especially in Southwest Texas". Comprehensive and sweeping, with particular focus on the settlers and Indian fighters of the region. Skillfully re-bound (and with new endsheets) in a beige cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the..... More
Flagstaff, Arizona: Northern Arizona Society of Science and Art, 1938. Cloth. The 1938 1st edition, in a sharp example of the uncommon --and striking-- dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (very light soiling to the front panel, light spotting at the 2nd blank endsheet) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light..... More
Irving, TX: Tapestry Press, 2003. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY TAMMY GARCIA on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 2003 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, nicely illustrated in vivid color thruout. More
New York: Hafner Press (Macmillan Publishing Co.), 1973. Original wraps. The 1973 1st edition of this very uncommon compilation of writings spanning the last 500 years on sacred narcotic plants of the New World Indians. Tight and VG in its pictorial green wrappers, with light creasing along the outer hinges..... More
Washington: Gobvernment Printing Office, 1922. 1st. Decorative Cloth. 1922 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and design to the spine. Octavo, 211 pgs. Bulletin #77 in the Smithsonian's impressive "Bureau of American Ethnology" series. Small institutional stamp at front free endpaper, otherwise clean as..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1971. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY EARL SHORRIS on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1971 stated 1st printing. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with one very small stain at the base of the front flap. Octavo..... More
Philadelphia: Indian Rights Association, 1961. 1st. Original Wraps. The uncommon 1961 1st edition. Solid and VG in its stapled yellow wrappers, with very light soiling at the panels. Octavo, 48 pgs. "Report of a Field Study of the progress of the Program for Rehabilitation being carried out by the Cheyenne..... More
New York: Rinehart & Co., 1947. 1st. Cloth. 1947 1st edition, with a SIGNED, TIPPED-IN BOOKPLATE. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, 277 pgs. Signed by Author. More
University of Oklahoma Press, 1934. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1934 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its russet cloth, with completely unflecked gilt-lettering and rule along the spine. And in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the panel edges and spine crown. Still..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1925. Anders John Haugseth. A solid copy of the 1925 1st edition, with the author's personal card laid-in. Clean and VG+ (with a touch of offsetting at the panel edges) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the panel edges and at the spine..... More
New York: Dewitt & Davenport, 1848. 1st. Decorative Cloth. 1848 1st edition. VG in its original chocolate-brown cloth with gilt-decorated front panel and spine. Light rubbing to the panels, light chipping at the spine crown, 2 very small stamps to front endpapers and neat, small former owner signature to title..... More
Barre, MA: Barre Publishers, 1972. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JAMES HOUSTON on the half-title. A sharp copy to boot of the 1972 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light foxing along the flap-folds. Tall quarto, crisp black-and-white photos thruout by B.A...... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1937. 1st. Decorative Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY BOTH MARY AND CONRAD BUFF on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1937 1st edition. Clean and VG in its pictorial cloth, with just a trace of light wear along the panel edges..... More
San Rafael, CA and Fort Collins, CO: Presidio Press/The Old Army Press, 1978. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1978 1st ed. Clean and Near fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 159 pgs. Signed by..... More
Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, 2002. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2002 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 292 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Lubbock, TX: Texas Technological College, 1936. 1st. Original Wraps. SIGNED BY ALL 5 AUTHORS on the title page. Clean and VG in its red stapled wrappers, with one even crease and former owner name to the front panel. Octavo, 142 pgs. Also includes the original mailing envelope from the Texas..... More
New York: Horace Thayer, 1858. Cloth. "Comprising Externsive Explorations, Surveys, and Excavations of the Wonderful and Mysterious Earthen Remains of the Mound-Builders in America; the Traditions of the Last Prophet of the Elk Nation Relative to Their Origin and Use; and the Evidences of an Ancient Population More Numerous Than..... More
New York: Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation, 1934. 1st. Original Wraps. 1934 1st edition, in its original salmon wrappers. Bright and VG+, with one very small spot at the foot of the front panel. Quarto, 23 pgs. of text plus 20 plates. More
