[San Francisco]. 1970. [14],77pp. plus folding map and color plates. Folio. Gilt cloth. Fine. In chipped dust jacket. Designed and printed by Alfred and Lawton Kennedy. Highlighted by Abert's illustrations of the country and the native Indians.
[Hampton, Va. Printed by students of the Institute, n.d., but 1894]. 8pp. Small octavo. Original pictorial self-wrappers. Minor soiling, light wear. Very good plus. A rare fundraising appeal from the illustrious Hampton Normal Institute aimed specifically at the members of the Christian Endeavor Society in 1894. The pamphlet was written.....
Philadelphia: Alexander Towar, 1833. xlvii,[1],574pp. 20th-century buckram, gilt leather labels. Titlepage stained, with dampstaining near the gutter of the first few and last few leaves, minor foxing. Good plus. The second digest of laws for the state of Alabama, after the 1823 digest compiled by Judge Harry Toulmin. For this.....
San Francisco. 1875. 43pp. Original front wrapper bound into later half morocco. Very good. A propagandistic appeal by the unsuccessful bidders for a fur seal contract, for the repeal of the so-called monopoly of the Alaska Commercial Company. Claims to present only the "facts" and calls on the people and.....
London. 1812-1815. Five volumes. [2],xl,[16],574; [4],597; [4],512; [4],636; [4],462,[2],105pp. Modern black cloth, spines gilt. Front hinges of several volumes cracking, shelf numbers in white ink on spine, institutional stamps and markings on titlepages, top edges, and rear pastedowns. Light tanning and scattered foxing. Good plus. First English translation, after the.....
New York: The Shakespeare Press, 1913. 78pp. plus frontispiece portait and four plates. Original brown cloth, gilt title on front cover, neatly rebacked with original spine laid down. Author's gift inscription on titlepage. Light tanning, otherwise internally clean. Very good. Inscribed by the author. "The Sheep Eaters or Tukuarika were.....
New York: Printed for the Publisher, [ 1815]. 166pp., including in-text illustrations. Frontispiece. 12mo. Original cloth-backed printed paper boards. Boards chipped, soiled, noticeably rubbed and scuffed, with printed text on front board somewhat obscured. Text tanned and foxed. Good. An expanded version of Jewitt's very rare JOURNAL KEPT AT NOOTKA.....
Madrid. 1769. [36],374,[28]pp. Folio. Contemporary vellum, manuscript spine title. Minor soiling. Very good plus. Second edition, after the first of 1726. With years of administrative experience and the impressive title of "Alcalde Visitador del Commercio entre Castilla, y las Indias," Don Antonio José Alvarez de Abreu (1683-1756) was clearly well.....
[Np, but probably Holland. nd, but 17th century, after 1664]. Engraving, 12 x 7 1/2 inches. Old crease mark across lower left corner, closely trimmed at upper left margin of print. Remnant of tape in upper right corner. A good copy. A fine engraving of an American Indian family consisting.....
Boston: Printed and sold by William M'Alpine, [1768]. [24]pp. Dbd., signatures loose. Text lightly tanned. Overall, a very good copy. An almanac by Nathaniel Ames, son of Dr. Nathaniel Ames who started a popular and highly regarded almanac in 1726. Ames continued writing the almanac after his father died in.....
Boston: Printed for and Sold by A. Barclay, [1768]. [24]pp. Stitched. First and last pages rubbed, making it difficult to read. Minor chipping and tearing to margins, not affecting text. Tape repair on the second page. Text tanned. Overall, a fair copy. One of several editions of Ames' popular almanac.....
Boston: Printed and Sold by the Printers and Booksellers, [1768]. [24]pp. Stitched. Corners and extremities darkened. Foredge chipped, not affecting text. Bottom corner of four leaves turned. A very good copy. One of several editions of Ames' popular almanac for 1768. Dr. Nathaniel Ames started his highly regarded almanac in.....
New London: Printed and Sold by T. Green, [1768]. [24]pp. Stitched. Last page soiled, otherwise a very good copy. One of several editions of Ames' popular almanac for 1768. Dr. Nathaniel Ames started his highly regarded almanac in 1726, and it was continued by his son after he died in.....
New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1908. Two volumes. xiii,[1],335,[1]; ix,[1],397pp., plus frontispieces and two color folding maps. Original cloth, stamped in gilt. Light chipping at head of spine on first volume. Modern address label on front fly leaves. Light foxing to preliminaries, internally clean. Very good. First American edition.....
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[Polk County, Or.]. Oct. 9, 1847. [1]p. on single letter sheet, 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches, docketed on verso. Tear along lower left edge, affecting two words. Old, light fold lines. Very good. An interesting letter from an important western pioneer, attempting to wrap up affairs back home. Oregon.....
[Washington. 1823]. [55-]108pp. Modern blue pebbled cloth, gilt spine label. Light tanning and foxing. Very good. The document accompanies President Monroe's Message of 1823, which consists of letters and reports concerning attacks of the Arikara Indians on General Ashley's trading party, and of the Blackfoot Indians on the Missouri Fur.....
Washington. 1957. [2],10pp. Original stapled printed wrappers. Fine. Official printing of the amended constitution of the Haulapai Indian Reservation located along the western Grand Canyon corridor in northern Arizona. Includes information relating to membership in the tribe, election to the tribal council, powers of the council, rights of the members.....
Paradise Valley, Az. [ca. 1930]. 220 silver gelatin photographs, most 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches to 3 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches, with a handful of larger photographs and some smaller-format panoramas. Oblong folio. Original brad-bound album. Minor dust- soiling. Overall very good. An engaging collection of original photographs.....
Chicago: Chas. Scott & Co., 1857. 147pp. Publisher's olive green blindstamped cloth, spine and front board gilt. Moderate wear, rubbing, and some soiling to binding, corners bumped and worn. A few corners dogeared. Foxing, tanning, and light soiling throughout. Ownership inscription in pencil on front free endpaper. Good. Armstrong served.....
Philadelphia: Indian Rights Association, 1884. 28pp. Original printed wrappers. Minor wear, small tears to front cover. Contemporary label pasted to front cover. Internally clean. Very good. An early Indian Rights Association report, detailing a trip through the Southwest and Oklahoma. Includes information on the Navajo, Yuma, Hualapi, Apache, and others.....
London. 1809. 316,[4]pp. Contemporary mottled calf, expertly rebacked with antique calf spine, leather label. Some light foxing (mostly affecting index leaves). Overall very good. The one volume edition, issued one year after the original three volume edition in 12mo. Ashe was a slippery character. According to Clark, "his entire career.....
Forest City, S.D. [ca. 1905]. 31,[1]pp. including illustrations and ads. Original printed yellow wrappers. Minor edge wear, soft vertical crease throughout. Clean internally. Very good. A rare promotional pamphlet for South Dakota and its cattle industry, sponsored by the Forest City and Gettysburg Railroad Company. The work includes statistics about.....
[N.p. 1914]. [2],151pp. Publisher's tan cloth, gilt title to front cover. Moderate dust-soiling to covers, minor bump to fore-edge. Internally clean. Very good. Scarce report on this Indian reservation located in northeast Wisconsin, by the noted collecter of Indian captivity narratives.
Chicago: The Newberry Library, 1912, 1928. x,120; vii,[1],49pp. Original brown printed wrappers bound into modern three-quarter red morocco and cloth, spine gilt. Some insect damage to cloth. Light toning and foxing to supplement. Very good. The catalogue and supplement of the Ayer collection, still the best reference for Indian captivities.....
New York: Casper C. Childs, 1850. 35pp. Illus. Dbd. Some light tanning. Small stains to first three leaves. Minor paper loss to top of last page, not affecting text. Very good. English translation, from the original Spanish, of Velasquez' supposed memoir, actually a concoction dreamed up to draw attention to.....
