Antiquities of the Southern Indians
JONES, Charles C. Antiquities of the Southern Indians, Particularly of the Georgia Tribes. N.Y., 1873. 1st ed. 30 plates. 532pp. Orig. cloth. Fine. Howes J-194. Rarely seen in this condition.
JONES, Charles C. Antiquities of the Southern Indians, Particularly of the Georgia Tribes. N.Y., 1873. 1st ed. 30 plates. 532pp. Orig. cloth. Fine. Howes J-194. Rarely seen in this condition.
LESCARBOT, Marc. The History of New France. With an English Translation, Notes and Appendices by W.L. Grant . and an Introduction by H.P. Biggar. Toronto: Champlain Society, 1907-14. 3 vols. 1st ed. thus. xxi, 331; vii, 584, viii; xviii, 555pp. Folding maps. Orig. cloth, T.e.g. Cloth lightly soiled, else a......
HODGE, Frederick Webb (Editor). McKENNEY, Thomas L. and HALL, James. The Indian Tribes of North America, With Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. A New Edition, Edited by Frederick Webb Hodge. Edinburgh: John Grant, 1933. 4to. Three vols. Illus. with two portrs., 123 color plates and two colored.....
PRITTS, J[oseph]. Mirror of Olden Time Border Life; Embracing a History of the Discovery of America . Also, History of Virginia . of the long continued and bloody struggle between the white settlers and Indians in North-western Virginia, Kentucky, &c. . Also, History of the early Settlement of Pennsylvania...
RADISSON, Peter Esprit. Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson, Being an Account of His Travels and Experiences among the North American Indians, from 1652 to 1684. Translated from Original Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library and the British Museum. With Historical Illustrations and an Introduction by Gideon D. Scull. Boston: Prince Society.....
SCHOOLCRAFT, Henry R. The American Indians, Their History, Condition and Prospects, from Original Notes and Manuscripts. Together with an appendix, containing thrilling narratives, daring exploits, etc., etc. Rochester: 1851. Revised ed. Illus. 495pp. A fine copy in orig. cloth. Howes S-188.
SCHOOLCRAFT, Henry R. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years With the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers: With Brief Notices of Passing Events, Facts, and Opinions, A.D. 1812 to A.D. 1842. Phila.: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1851. 1st ed. Large 8vo. Frontis. 703pp. plus ads. Orig. cloth. A......
SCHULTZ, James Willard. Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916. 1st ed. x,242pp. Frontis., plates. Orig. cloth, photographic paste-down on front cover, non-priceclipped d/j. Minor chipping to head of spine panel, else very good. Rare in jacket. The author was a frontiersman who had been.....
[SMITH, William]. Historical Account of Bouquet's Expedition Against the Ohio Indians, in 1764. With a Preface by Francis Parkman. And a Translation of Dumas' Biographical Sketch of General Bouquet. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1868. 1st thus. 4to. xxiii,162pp. Plates, folding maps. Orig. cloth, T.e.g. Some wear to spine ends.....
TEMPLE, Edmond. Travels in Various Parts of Peru, Including a Year's Residence in Potosi. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. 1st ed. 2 Vols. xvi,431; viii, 504 pp. Frontises., illus., map. Orig. 3/4-leather and marbled boards, raised spine bands, black morocco spine labels. Some light wear to leather, spine.....
WILLIAMS, John Lee. The Territory of Florida: Or, Sketches of the Topography, Civil and Natural History, of the Country, the Climate, and the Indian Tribes, from the First Discovery to the Present Time.. New-York: A.T. Goodrich, [Mahlon Day, Printer], 1837. 1st ed. 8vo. 304 pp., frontis., plates. Lacks the folding.....
FORREST, Earle R. Missions and Pueblos of the Old Southwest: Their Myths, Legends, Fiestas, and Ceremonies, with Some Accounts of the Indian Tribes and Their Dances; and of the Penitentes. Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1929. 1st ed. 2 Vols. 386;209pp. Frontises., plates, folding maps. Orig. cloth, T.e.g. Very.....
HALBERT, H.S., and BALL, T.H. The Creek War of 1813 and 1814. Chicago and Montgomery, 1895. 1st ed. Illus. Maps. 331pp. plus index. Very good copy in orig. cloth. In a custom slipcase. Howes H-28. "Careful and detailed monograph on Alabama's last border war."
HECKEWELDER, John. A Narrative of the Mission of the United Brethren Among the Delaware and Mohegan Indians...1740-1808. Phila., 1820. Portr. 429pp. plus errata. Howes H-392. A very important source book.
[McKENNEY & HALL]. Wat-Che-Mon-Ne, An Ioway Chief. Philadelphia, 1838. Colored lithograph. Matted. Fine. A plate from McKenney & Hall's History of the Indian Tribes. "Watchemonne, or The Orator, the third chief of the Ioways, was born at the old Ioway village on Des Moines river...."
[McKENNEY & HALL]. Tshusick, An Ojibway Woman. Philadelphia: F.W. Greenough, 1836. Folio. Hand-colored lithograph with gum Arabic heightening. A fine copy. Archivally mounted. A plate from McKenney & Hall's History of the Indian Tribes.
MURRAY, Charles Augustus. The Prairie-Bird. 3 volumes. Contemporary full brown calf, t.e.g. London: Richard Bentley, 1844. First edition. Wolff 5022. Sadleir 1818. Wagner-Camp 112. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "H.A. Murray from his affec...ate Brother The Author Jan.y 10-1849. Cairo." A subsequent inscription beneath, signed by one.....
OWEN, John. The Journals and Letters of Major John Owen, Pioneer of the Northwest, 1850-1871. Transcribed and Edited from the Original Manuscripts...by Seymour Dunbar: And With Notes to Owen's Texts by Paul C. Phillips. N.Y.: Edward Eberstadt, 1927. Two vols. Maps and plates. A very fine set in publisher's box.....
ROSS, Alexander. The Red River Settlement: Its Rise, Progress, and Present State. With Some Account of the Native Races and Its General History, to the Present Day. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1856. Frontis. xvi, 416pp. plus 16pp. of publisher's advts., dated March, 1856. Orig. cloth. A very good copy.....
[BAIRD, Robert]. View of the Valley of the Mississippi: or the Emigrants and Traveller's Guide to the West. Containing a General Description of that Entire Country; and also, Notices of the Soil, Productions, Rivers and Other Channels of Intercourse and Trade: and Likewise of the Cities and Towns... Phila.: H.S......
CREMONY, John C. Life Among the Apaches. San Francisco: A. Roman & Co., 1868. 1st ed. 322pp. A near fine copy in orig. cloth. Howes C-879. "A cavalry officer's adventures on the frontiers of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico."
HILL, Ira. Antiquities of America Explained. Hagers-town, MD: Printed by William D. Bell, 1831. 1st ed. 131pp. Contemporary tree calf. Rebacked in calf, minor toning, else very good. HOWES H-482. Sabin 31828. "A very curious and very scarce volume. On pp. 71-75 are figures from Dighton Rock inscription, with Mr.....
HODGSON, Adam. Remarks During a Journey Through North America in the Years 1819, 1820 and 1821, in a Series of Letters: With an Appendix, Containing an Account of Several of the Indian Tribes, and the Principal Missionary Stations, &c. Also a Letter to M. Jean Baptiste Say, on the Comparative.....
(CRESAP, MICHAEL). JACOB, John J. A Biographical Sketch of the Life of the Late Captain Michael Cresap. Cincinnati, 1866. 158pp. Engraved portrait frontis. 4to. Later 3/4 gilt red morocco, raised spine bands, compartments gilt, T.e.g., housed in custom cloth slipcase. A very good or better copy. HOWES J-32. Field 770.....
McDONALD, John. Biographical Sketches of General Nathaniel Massie, General Duncan McArthur, Captain William Wells, and General Simon Kenton: Who Were Early Settlers in the Western Country. Cincinnati: Printed for the Author...,1838. 267pp. Bound in antique-style calf and marbled boards, with leather spine label. Very good. Sabin 43160. Howes M83("a"). Thomson.....