History of the Indian Tribes of North America with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs...in Three Volumes, Volumes I, II, and III by Thomas L. McKenney, James Hall - 1848

NEW ~ Premio Nezahualcoyotl de Literatura en Lengas Indigenas 2000. Cuentos Raramuri oseriwara (Escritos raramuri). Bilingual Raramuri - Espanol. Edition of 1000. 190 pp.

1852 1st ed Costumes of America Native American INDIAS Comanche Eskimos Mexicans
'Costumes of America' is a mid-19th-century children's book designed to teach young readers of the cultures and clothing of indigenous peoples in North America. Each section includes 32 black and white illustrations as well as full descriptions of the people groups. Author U.P. James includes notes on Eskimos, Comanche Indians, Mexican bandits, and many others.
Item number: #12826
Price: $499
JAMES, U.P.
The costumes of America : with descriptive notices of the people.
Cincinnati : U.P. James, ©1852. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[4], 5-128
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32 illustrations
· Provenance: Handwritten – William Hafford, 1867
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~5.75in X 4.5in (14.5cm x 11.5cm)
· Quite scarce
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16 mo. (6 3/8 X 4 1/8 inches) Baltimore: Phillips and Fardon, 1806. 45 page disbound pamphlet; stab holes with original sewing, lacks frontis. Original in good condition.

Includes the remarks of Little Turtle on the adverse affects of alcohol on his "Red Brethren."

1790 1ed Indian Savages of America INCAS Florida Brazil Snake Worship Pagans
Johann Purmann was a Bavarian educator and historian who, today, is primarily remembered for his landmark work on the history of the native tribes in North, Central, and South America. The work, 'The Savages of America', is one of the best German histories on the customs and culture of native tribes in America, most notable for the inclusion of impressive, folding engravings.
This volume from the 1790 first edition contains descriptions of people groups in Florida, Brazil, Hispaniola, as well as notes on the Inca, showing pagan religious rituals such as snake worship!
Item number: #20571
Price: $599
PURMANN, Johann
Sitten und meinungen der wilden in Amerika. Mit kupfern ... Letzte verbesserte auflage
Wien: Im Verlage bey F.A. Schrämbl, 1790. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages;
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VI, 391, [1]
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12 folding engravings
· Language: German
· Binding: Leather; tight and… Read More

A full run of the ICA from 1875 through 2012 lacking only one volume, XIV 1908 from the Vienna conclave. One hundred volume titles in all. The set has been collected over the course of 30 years. There are no facsimiles. As you see from the images, the condition of the volumes varies, but all content is present and clear. Thousands of papers on archeology, ethnology, anthropology, sociology etc. all pertaining to the indigenous tribes and colonial peoples of the Americas from distant pre-history to the present. Thousands of maps drawings and photographs. The Congress was begun in 1875 in Nancy, France and alternated every three years between a site in the Americas and Europe. Serious enquiries only, please. I will be happy to forward the full list in Excel and to discuss condition of individual volumes. There will be a shipping and handling charge based on buyer's location and preference of carrier. I strongly recommend that potential buyers visit to inspect in person. The collection is in Santa Fe, NM.

Roskilde, Denmark: Vikingeskibshallen (The Viking Ship Museum), 1981. Near Fine condition. SEE PHOTO. The spine is square and flat. NO creases. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp and creamy white. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Softcover. 7" wide by 9.5" tall. A study of the history and art of making American Indian birch bark canoes / boats. Illustrated on nearly every page with photos and diagrams that demonstrate the canoe building process, step-by-step. Text in Danish. Introduction by Ole Crumlin-Pedersen. Bibliography. Bound in the original full-color pictorial wraps. Laid in is a typed letter from Denmark's Viking Ship Museum, signed by Maaike Anderson.. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine condition. 79pp.

First edition 1st printing, Fair to Good book with spine slant, wear and fraying at edges, corners and ends of spine, offsetting and yellowing of end pages and paste-downs, PON front end page, something had been taped at one time to back end page with old tape residual and offsetting from tape to back paste-down. Now in new facsimile jacket for appearance. Waters' classic story of cultures clashing in the Four Corners area of the Southwest.

Berkeley, CA: Parnassus Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Text is clean. Previous owner name on front pastedown in black ink. Cover shows light wear. Dust jacket shows some light soiling with minor edgewear, spine of DJ is somewhat sunfaded. Chipping at head of spine of DJ. NAP. Signed by author on dedication page. . ; [Baumgarten: Author-123]; 9 X 6.40 X 1.20 inches .

México (Varios lugares), 1685. 317x219mm. (12½x8½").. [Manuscrito]. México, varios lugares de la frontera norte, 1685-1686. En folio (317 x 219)mm. (1), 23 folios, 1 bl. En total 97 Autos redactados, algunos con tinta azul, en papel timbrado. Firmas autógrafas de Gabriel de Istúriz y Jacinto de Fuensaldaña en todos los autos. Sin encuadernar, cosido con hilo, dentro de carpetilla. posiblemente la fuente historiografica original mas importante para el conocimiento de los primeros años de la colonizacion en la frontera norte de mexico. Importantísima colección de los autos del visitador general Gabriel de Istúriz a los pueblos y haciendas que consigna, todos firmados de su mano, que sin duda complementan el manuscrito de la crónica del viaje a la provincia de Sonora que se conserva en los Archivos del Parral (México). Los pueblos, misiones y haciendas que visita durante su viaje entre 1685 y 1686 son: Mátape, Real de Minas de San Miguel Arcángel, pueblo de Guepaca, pueblo de Aconche… Read More

Apache Talking Stick (hand made)
Purchased through Lincoln India Center.
Muskrat Skull and Fur. 17 inches
In good condition.The talking stick, is a tool used in many First Nations traditions when a council is called. It allows all council members to present their Point of View. The Talking Stick is passed from person to person as they speak . Only the person holding the stick is allowed to talk during that time period.