[Rarebooks] FS: Western American Indian Tribes

[Clare Murphy]

1.  ARMSTRONG, MOSES. K.  CENTENNIAL ADDRESS ON DAKOTA TERRITORY, 
GIVING ITS HISTORY, GROWTH, POPULATION, AND RESOURCES. Philadelphia: 
J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1876. Pamphlet. Wraps. 8vo. [17 pgs] Very 
good. Armstrong was a delegate in Congress for the Dakota Territory. 
This address was delivered at the U.S. Centennial Exhibition in 
Philadelphia on September 28, 1876.  At the time of the address, the 
Dakota Territory encompassed an area of about 150,000 square miles 
and a population of about 50,000 whites and 25,000 Indians. This work 
discusses: the first navigators of the Missouri River, Lewis and 
Clark; early trade with the Indians; the first permanent settlements; 
the petition to organize Dakota; the first boundaries of Dakota; the 
Indian War of 1862-65;  the first railroad; and the territory in the 
current year (1876). Armstrong was the author of The History and 
Resources of Dakota, Montana and Idaho. 1866.

Reinforced with library cloth on spine, small paper label on front 
panel, blind stamp to title page, small ink stamped number on first 
page. Rare.  $550.00 {90081}

2.  HUNTER, JOHN. D[UNN].  MEMOIRS OF A CAPTIVITY AMONG THE INDIANS 
OF NORTH AMERICA, FROM CHILDHOOD TO THE AGE OF NINETEEN: WITH 
ANECDOTES DESCRIPTIVE OF THEIR MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. TO WHICH IS 
ADDED,SOME ACCOUNT OF THE SOIL, CLIMATE,AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONS OF 
THE TERRITORY WESTWARD OF THE MISSISSIPPI. London: 
Longman,Hurst,Rees,Orme,and Brown, 1823. First English, simultaneous 
with American edition. Original paper backed boards, printed paper 
spine label. Untrimmed copy. Wear to edges of boards, a few chips. 
Spine label nearly gone. two repairs to cloth of spine. First 
signature loose. Owner's signature dated 1855. Library stamp and 
number. [[10] 448 pgs] The veracity of this memoir has been hotly 
debated. SABIN 33921, Howes H800.  $250.00 {70727}

3.  JACKSON (H.H.), HELEN.  CENTURY OF DISHONOR. A SKETCH OF THE 
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT'S DEALINGS WITH SOME OF THE INDIAN TRIBES, 
A. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1885. New revised and enlarged edition. 
Red cloth with gilt and black embossed lettering at front board and 
spine; floral endpapers. 16mo. [514 pgs] Near fine. Very clean with 
minor shelf wear at extremities. This 1885 edition adds Jackson's 
report on the Mission Indians of California.  $135.00 {93891}

4.  KELLY, FANNY.  NARRATIVE OF MY CAPTIVITY AMONG THE SIOUX INDIANS, 
WITH A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF GENERAL SULLY'S INDIAN EXPEDITION IN 1864, 
BEARING UPON EVENTS OCCURRING IN MY CAPTIVITY. Hartford, CT: Mutual 
Publishing Company, 1871. Illustrated by 10 plates. Second edition. 
Brown cloth with blind stamp design and rules to boards; gilt 
lettering to spine. 8vo. [285 pgs] Very good. Edges worn, head of 
spine cloth torn. Interior hinge starting.  Damp stain to free end 
papers and frontispiece. Howes K62.  $85.00 {91311}

5.  MAILS, THOMAS. E.  PUEBLO CHILDREN OF THE EARTH MOTHER, THE. 
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1983. Illustrated by 
the author with original drawings and 44 color plates. First edition. 
One of the Limited Boxed Edition of 125 copies only. 2 volumes. Brown 
leather on boards and slipcase, gilt lettering and rules at spines, 
marlbed end-papers. Signed by the author. 12.5" x 9". [522/534 pgs] 
Fine/Fine. A study of the Anasazi and Pueblo Indians of the American 
Southwest,  and their neighboring tribes.  A beautiful and 
comprehensive limited edition in pristine condition.<BR> <A 
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$350.00 {94328}

6.  MCINTOSH, JOHN.  ORIGIN OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS; WITH A 
FAITHFUL DESCRIPTION OF THEIR MANNERS AND CUSTOMS, BOTH CIVIL AND 
MILITARY, THEIR RELIGIONS, LANGUAGES, DRESS, AND ORNAMENTS, THE. New 
York., 1849. Illustrated by 8 lithographed plates by Sarony including 
the engraved title. Not first edition. Embossed cloth with 
illustrations in gilt on spine and front board. Some wear to cloth at 
outer joints and corners. Scattered foxing. Generally very good. 
Howes M114.  $230.00 {70185}

7.  MILES, GENERAL NELSON. A.  PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS AND 
OBSERVATIONS OF...EMBRACING A BRIEF VIEW OF THE CIVIL WAR; OR FROM 
NEW ENGLAND TO THE GOLDEN GATE AND THE STORY OF HIS INDIAN CAMPAIGNS 
WITH COMMENTS ON THE EXPLORATION,DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR 
GREAT WESTERN EMPIRE. Chicago: The Werner Company, 1897. Illustrated 
by Frederick Remington and other artists. Second edition. Original 
pictorial brown cloth, gilt and silver by Remington. Thick 4to. 
Slight wear to extremities and weak at inner hinges, as is usual with 
this heavy book, otherwise very good.  Graff 2789. Howes M-595. 
$165.00 {70027}

8.  PAINTER, C. C.  CHEYENNES AND ARAPAHOES, REVISITED AND A 
STATEMENT OF THEIR AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT WITH ATTORNEYS. 
Philadelphia: The Indian Rights Association, 1893. Pamphlet. Wraps. 
8vo. [61 pgs] Very good. A statement of the condition of these Indian 
tribes during a visit by the author. Apparently progress made by the 
Indians up to 1887 had faltered. The U.S. government had taken land 
previously developed by and for the Indians, pushing the Indians back 
onto the prairie. The author discusses details of the conditions of 
the Indians and the U.S. government's role in their 
backslide.Residue of paper label on front panel, blind stamp to 
title page, small red ink stamped number to first page.  $75.00 
{90038}

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