PEOPLE OF THE DREAM by Forman, James - 1972

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1972. Stated First Printing. 227 pages. Endpapers are maps. From jacket: This historical novel "concerns the tragic last days of Chief Joseph's Nez Perce people. Even when he was still 'Young Joseph,' son of the chief, the boy knew that life for his people was changing rapidly... Should they fight? Should they stay until forced to go? Joseph could see no choice. "In no way could they win, so it was best, he told them, to go in peace.' " Ex-library with typical treatments. Jacket is covered with mylar. There are tape transfer marks on endpapers. Bumped head and heel of spine, spine very slighty cocked.. First. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

19 Union Square West, New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1972. Stated at copyright: First printing, 1972. Black full-cloth boards, stylized silver spine titles, fine. Pages fine; no writing. Blue map endpapers at front, back illustrate the route of the Nez Perce and battles in 1877. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Original pictorial dust wrapper, fine; unclipped 4.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel features illustration of Chief Joseph with mountains and cresent moon in b.g., below is scene of horses and tepees, titles in native stylized red font, overlayed on wrap-around wind-swept blue sky. This dramatic novel recounts the true events of the four month trek in 1877 when Chief Joseph led the Nez Perce tribe from their ancestral homes in Oregon to the Canadian border. Rare near fine first edition in same wrapper. 227 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Stucklen, Karl W. (Jacket Design). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.