Search Results: American Indian from poor mans books

Harpers. Good with no dust jacket. Paperback. Art; "Thrust his Lance through His Body and Rode Him Down". Mad Dog [Blackfoot] Sundance torture ritual. Pima Indian silver train. Crow's attacking agency, marginal chip and 3" tear. Circa later 1800's. .

N Y, N Y: Vechten Waring,. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Sepia; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; First Limited Edition, 1/500 unnumbered copies, signed by Shields on large bookplate affixed to front free endpaper. Tall 8vo, brick-red buckram, gilt lettering, color frontis for total of 4 colour plates, T. E. G. , 322 pages, untrimmed and partly unopened, 28 sepia plates mostly from photographs, primarily portraits of noted Indians. Spine slightly darkened. Covers good with minor wear, text clean, light aging. U. S. IANA S413 a. ; Signed by Author .

NY: Harper. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Art; Western; We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 274 pages; 3 color and 35 or so b/w illustrations. Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapahoe etc. A near perfect example of this book known for the fragility of it's dust jacket. An exemplary copy in as new condition. Preserved in original [professionally repaired], box [VG]. Provenance is apparently - Marmian Williams Tharp Royen. Some sort of bookplate with her name has been affixed inside the box cover. Since it gives the dates 1927-2006 and place "Dayspring" Queen Anne, Maryland it is a bit mysterious. No other markings. A few light ripples to upper left quadrant of a few leaves. A fine copy in a fine dj. .

Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1913]. First Edition. Hardcover. Boys; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xii, 410, [8] pages; A bright copy with a bit of rubbing to the front pastedown on the cover. 36 photos. A credible narrative. .

N Y, N Y: Sotheby & Co. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Western; Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 372, 396 pages; Cloth, extensive color and b/w reproductions, also near fine. Catalogue for auction held by Sotheby's. .

N Y, N Y: Harper & Bros. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1840. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 324, 319 pages; Indian Biography: Or, an Historical Account of Those Individuals Who Have Been Distinguished Among the North American Natives as Orators, Warriors, Statesmen, and Other Remarkable Characters. [ct in 2 vols]. Original dark brown cloth, gilt spine stamping, steel-engraved frontis portrait of Red Jacket [Red Jacket is a warrior's name, not a red picture], in Volume I. Spine ends chipped, spine gilt still quite strong, brief wear to covers, texts firm, light foxing including bulked edges. Sabin 95216. Initially published in 1832, and several additional times in the 1830s-1840 as Nos. 45-46 in the publisher's "The Family Library" series. .