Boas, Franz

Tsimshian Texts, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 27

Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 27. 244 pp., a very attractive condition copy in First Edition state. Bound in publisher's olive-drab blind decorated publisher's cloth, gilt titles to spine. Includes an Introduction on the collection of these stories, a Tsimshian alphabet, 18 tales in duolingual fashion, plus four supplementary stories, and complete with Abstracts. A valuable record of Pacific Northwest Native American folklore, language, language, grammar and textual study. A fine contribution to the important series edited by J.W. Powell, then Director of the Bureau of American Ethnology. 244 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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Book number: 357780

Catalogue: Native American Studies

Keywords: Native American Studies Franz Boas Tsimshian Texts ethnography ethnology

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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Book number: 351227

Catalogue: Native American Studies

Keywords: American Indians Native American Studies Ira Mosckowitz John Collier

d'Azevedo, Warren L., compiler and editor

The Washo Indians of California and Nevada

Salt Lake City, Utah, University of Utah Press, 1971. Reprint Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. 1971 Reprint Edition of an important publication from a series, Anthropological Papers, edited by David M. Pendergast and Carol C. Stout, compiler, editor, and contributor, Warren d'Azevedo, and with contributions by Warren L. d'Azevedo, S.A. Barrett, Stanley A. Freed, Ruth S. Freed, Philip E. Leis, Norman A Scotch, Freda L. Scotch, John A. Price, James F. Downs. Fine ethnology and ethnography of the Washo Indians. Simple brown card stock wraps, brilliant interior. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. vi, 201 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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Book number: 357785

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Keywords: Warren L. d'Azebedo S.A. Barrett Stanley A. Freed Ruth S. Freed Philip E. Leis Norman A Scotch Freda L. Scotch John A. Price James F. Downs Washo Indians Native American Studies

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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Book number: 351034

Catalogue: Native American Studies

Keywords: 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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Book number: 351155

Catalogue: Native American Studies

Keywords: 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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Book number: 353022

Catalogue: Native American Studies

Keywords: 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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Book number: 353023

Catalogue: Native American Studies

Keywords: 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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Book number: 352519

Catalogue: Native American Studies

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

Pliny Earle Goddard

Pitch Accent in Hupa

Berkeley, California, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology. University of California Press, 1928. . Softcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy; Offprint from the University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, Volume 23, Number 6, 1928, University of California Press, crimp to bottom tip, unopened pages. Born in Maine just four years post-Civil War's cessation, Pliny Earle Goddard (November 24, 1869 – July 12, 1928) was an important linguist, ethnographer and ethnologist from Columbia University (my alma mater), a student of "Papa" Franz Boas, earned him a Ph.D. there alongside other notable researchers including Ruth Underhill, Ruth Benedict, Ruth Bunzel, A.L. Kroeber, Edward Sapir and many, many others. His ethnography was focused on the Hupa and adjacent Athabaskan groups in northwestern California and then expanded to include Athabaskans of the Southwest, Canada, and Alaska. 333-338 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 357784

Catalogue: Native American Studies

Keywords: Pliny Earle Goddard Hupa Indians Native American Studies linguistics Athabaskan Indians

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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Book number: 350827

Catalogue: Native American Studies

Keywords: 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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Book number: 350073

Catalogue: Native American Studies

Keywords: 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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Book number: 351742

Catalogue: Native American Studies

Keywords: 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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Book number: 355344

Catalogue: Native American Studies

Keywords: 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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Book number: 350913

Catalogue: Native American Studies

Keywords: 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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Book number: 356573

Catalogue: Native American Studies

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