Collier, John

American Indian Ceremonial Dances

New York, Bounty Books, 1972. . Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Dust jacket present, not price-clipped, protected by Brodart, but moderately worn of panels, closed tears thereto, and large chip missing from spine head. Revised edition of "Patterns and Ceremonials of the Indians of the Southwest." Frontispiece in duotone of Navajo healing.Fine illustrations including lithographs from the Poland-born Ira Moskowtiz, and text by John Collier a former Commissioner of Indian Affairs.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Fair,

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Sonstige Stichworte: American Indians Native American Studies Ira Mosckowitz John Collier

Crawley, Derek

Indian Masks of Canada

Ontario, Canada, Mika Publishing Company, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Scarce in the trade in this state and condition. SIGNED by the author at half-title, being warmly inscribed to Frank and Berniece, being a SIGNED and NUMBERED copy (#11 of 500 copies printed). Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely inm a light brown linen weave cloth, brown and orange-stamped illustrations and lettering to cover and spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. [6], 7-145 pp. Stuffed with gorgeous black-and-white and full-color plates.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Fine/Fine,

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Sonstige Stichworte: signed Native American Art American Indians Nick Mika Helma Mika Indian masks of Canada Canadian art history

Curtis, Edward S; John Bierhorst, ed.

The Girl Who Married a Ghost, and Other Tales from the North American Indian

New York, North Winds Press, a Division of Scholastic Magazines, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. The haunting tales in this anthology are drawn from one of the little known masterpieces of American indian folklore--the great collection of Indian narratives gathered firsthand by photographer-writer-explorer Edward S. Curtis during the early 1900s" (from the publisher's dust jacket blurb. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bound handsomely in orange cloth, Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing moderate wear but sunned completely at spine and half-tone at rear panel, not price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Plentiful duotone photographs and other illustrations. 114 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Very Good,

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Sonstige Stichworte: Edward S. Curtis John Bierhorst North American Indians Native American Studies

Emmons, Della Gould

Sacajawea of the Shoshones

Portland, Oregon, Binfords & Mort, 1943. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author opposite title page, with a fetching inscription to a future reader, the author marveling at the growing name of Sacajawea. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in orange cloth over boards, red lettering to cover and spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. 16 pages of black-and-white stills from the popular Hollywood film, Far Horizons, starring Fred McMurray, Charleton Heston and Maureen O'Hara. 312 pp. plus full bibliography. Illustrated endpapers front and rear., Portland, OR, 1943.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Very Good/Very Good,

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Sonstige Stichworte: signed Sacajawea of the Shoshones Lewis and Clark Expedition Meriwether Lewis William Clark Native American Studies

Emmons, Della Gould

Sacajawea of the Shoshones

Portland, Oregon, Binfords & Mort, 1943. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A fetching inscription at title page, to a future reader, the gift-givers marveling at the growing name of Sacajawea. Taped recto of title page are two black-and-white photographs, one of the statue of Sacajawea, another of the man, Dr. Roberts, who allegedly buried Sacajawea in 1909. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in red cloth over boards, red lettering to cover and spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderately worn but still colorful, protected by a plastic coat. 16 pages of black-and-white stills from the popular Hollywood film, Far Horizons, starring Fred McMurray, Charlton Heston and Donna Reed. 312 pp. plus full bibliography. Illustrated endpapers front and rear., Portland, OR, 1943.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Good,

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Sonstige Stichworte: Far Horizon Sacajawea of the Shoshones Lewis and Clark Expedition Meriwether Lewis William Clark Native American Studies

Gilpin, Laura

The Enduring Navaho

Austin, Texas, University of Texas, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. The reviewer from American Anthropologist praised this book of superb photographs and portraits of individuals and family groups among the Navaho, noting that it conveyed a quality of intimacy and serenity; "its landscapes spread out the dramatic setting of desert, mountain, and canyon in which these people live; and its scenes of daily activity show many of the details of the way their life has been lived. Among the pictorial records of Navajo country and life, Miss Gilpin's volume deserves a special place." First Printing of the First Edition, bound handsomely as a small quarto format hardcover. Bound in green cloth, with silver and black spine lettering and silver decoration. Pale green endpapers. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, worn along edges, price-clipped, protected by a plastic coat. Scarce in this SIGNED condition. 264 pp. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Complete with a Navaho Pronunciation Guide. Plentiful black-and-white and some full-color photographs.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Fine/Very Good,

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Buchzahl: 352519

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Sonstige Stichworte: signed Native American Studies American Indians The Navajo The Navaho Laura Gilpin American Southwest signed

Ruby, Robert H. and John Arthur Brown

Esther Ross: Stillaguamish Champion

Norman, Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A stellar biography graced by the Introduction by Alan Stay and Jay Miller and a Foreword by LaDonna Harris. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped.English. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. From the publisher's blurb, "Oh God, here comes Esther Ross." "Such was the greeting she received from members of the U.S. Congress during her repeated trips to the Capitol on behalf of Stillaguamish Indians. Tenacious and passionate, Esther Ross's refusal to abandon her cause resulted in federal recognition of the Stillaguamish Tribe in 1976." xxiii, 312 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

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Katalog: Native American Studies

Sonstige Stichworte: Esther Ross|Stillaguamish Indians|Native American Studies

Harders, Gustav; Alma Pingel Nitz, translator

Dohaschtida "I Will Not

Milwaukee, Northwestern Publishing House, 1958. First English Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Translated for the author by Alma Pingel Nitz from the original German, being a novel by a Lutheran Mission missionary built upon his work in the 19-teens among the Apache Indians, one of a trilogy of novels built thereupon. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Previous owner's inscription, neatly rendered. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing missing three chips along top edge, now protected by a plastic coat, not price-clipped. 233 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Good,

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Buchzahl: 350073

Katalog: Native American Studies

Sonstige Stichworte: Gustav Harders|Alma Pingel Nitz|Apache Indians|Native American Studies

Harrington, John P.

Karuk Indian Myths

Washington, D.C., Bureau of American Ethnology, 1932. . Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #107. Simple printed wraps, signed twice by the previous owner, toned interior, else clean and tight, stapled pamphlet, with phonetic key, notes, and bibliography. 34 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Katalog: Native American Studies

Sonstige Stichworte: Karuk Indians Native American Studies myths legends folklore John P. Harrington

Hofsinde, Robert (Gray-Wolf)

Indian Picture Writing

New York, William Morrow & Co, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 248 pictographs taken from Native American picture-writing, and including material about exploit markings, symbols of past victories, and complete with an index. Several score black-and-white illustrations. Ex-library copy with usual accession number to protected dust jacket spine, "Discard" stamped at first free endpaper and at title page, checkout pocket removed there, else structurally sound and clean. 96 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Buchzahl: 355344

Katalog: Native American Studies

Sonstige Stichworte: Robert Hofsinde Indian writing pictography pictographs

Johnson, Tim, ed.

Spirit Culture Photographs from the National Museum of the American Indian

Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Square 4to 9" - 11" tall. Edited by Tim Johnson and with lovely photographs provided by Janine Sarna Jones, with further contributions by Natasha Bonilla Martinez (photographs by Pamela Dewey), by Laura Nash (with photographs by Larry McNeal), by Dorothy Grandbois (photographs by Larry Gus), with each chapter being augmented by black-and-white photography. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. 205 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/As New,

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Sonstige Stichworte: Tim Johnson Native American Studies photography

Mary Hunt Kahlenberg and Anthony Berlant

The Navajo Blanket

New York, Praeger Publishing Company, in association with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. A fine exhibition catalog from a show sponsored at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, illustrated with about 100 full color and black-and-white reproductions. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Printed, decorated card stock wraps, bright red card stock endpapers front and rear. Notes on Technique and Materials; Stylistic Development; Illustrations. Etc. Card Covers. Good to good+ tight condition with slight wear to cover edges and corners.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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Buchzahl: 356573

Katalog: Native American Studies

Sonstige Stichworte: Los Angeles County Museum of Art Mary Hunt Kahlenberg Anthony Berland Navajo Indians Native American Studies Navajo blanket

Keyser, James D.

Indian Rock Art of the Columbia Plateau

Seattle, Washington, University of Washington Press, 1992. Second Printing. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A fine and accessible study of Native American pictographs and petroglyphs along the Columbia Plateau including Oregon and Montan. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. From the publisher's blurb, "From the river valleys of interior British Columbia south to the hills of northern Oregon and east to the continental divide in western Montana, hundreds of cliffs and boulders display carved and painted designs created by ancient artists who inhabited this area, the Columbia Plateau, as long as seven thousand years ago. Expressing a vital social and spiritual dimension in the lives of these hunter-gathers, rock art captivates us with its evocative power and mystery. At once an irreplaceable yet fragile cultural resource, it documents Native histories, customs, and visions through thousands of years." 138 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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Katalog: Native American Studies

Sonstige Stichworte: James D. Keyser Indian Rock art paleography Columbia Plateau Native American Studies American Indians

Ishmael Alunik, Eddie D. Kolausok and David Morrison

Across Time and Tundra: The Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic

Seattle, Washington, University of Washington Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Tall quarto format, with 230 pp. From the publisher's blurb, "The Western Canadian Arctic is a cold and seemingly barren wilderness. Yet for a thousand years it has been the homeland of a rich and accomplished people who call themselves Inuvialuit," "the real people," hunters and fishers of beluga and bowhead whales. A lovely tome.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/As New,

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Sonstige Stichworte: Ishmael Alunik|Eddie D. Kolausok|David Morrison|Unuvialuit |Western Arctic|Native American Artists

Kroeber, Karl, ed.

American Indian Persistence and Resurgence

Durham, North Carolina, Duke University Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine Boundary 2 book, bound handsomely in dark blue cloth, with sharp and distinct gilt lettering to cover and spine, edited by Karl Kroeber and with original and reprinted contributions by Edward H. Spicer, William Overstreet, Priscilla Wald, Douglas R. Parks, Raymond J. DeMallie, Elaine A. Jahner, Jarold Ramsey, Jonathan Boyarin, Gerald Vizenor, Linda Ainsworth and Wendy Rose. iv + 261 pp. including a full index.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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Buchzahl: 351031

Katalog: Native American Studies

Sonstige Stichworte: Karl Kroeber American Indians Native American Studies Edward H. Spicer William Overstreet Priscilla Wald Douglas R. Parks and Raymond J. DeMallie Elaine A. Jahner Jarold Ramsey Jonathan Boyarin Gerald Vizenor Linda Ainsworth Wendy Rose