Category: Native Americans

DESERT MAGAZINE, December 1949.

Price: $7.00

Publisher: William Knyvett

Seller ID: 005000

Condition: Good

December 1949 issue with cover showing White Christmas on the Desert. Some articles include: Valley of the Cathedrals, by Charles Kelly; We found Ant Hills covered with Jewels, by Edith Rutenic McLeod; Panamint Pack Trip, by Randall Henderson; Pom Poms at Christmas, by Dorothy L. Pillsbury; and Adobe Maker of Scottsdale, by Christine B. MacKenzie. Pictorial cover with some rubbing. Several small nicks at spine joint. Back cover 4 1/2" tear at spine.Mildly soiled back cover. Overall covers are Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+.
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SCIENCE, August 31, 1883. No. 30.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Cambridge, The Science Company : 1883

Seller ID: 003361

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Good

Articles: Notes on the Geology of the Troad, by J.S. Diller; Occurrence of Mound-Builders Pipes in New Jersey, by Charles C. Abbott with an illustration; The Igloo of the Innuit. -III. with 9 illustrations; Minnesota Weather; Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Geology of Philadelphia by Henry Carvill Lewis; The Iroquois Book of Rites; The Evidence for evolution in the history of the extinct Mammalia with a table; A classification of the natural sciences by T. Sterry Hunt with a table; Orbit of the great comet of 1882 by Edgar Frisbie; The tornado at Racine, May 18, ...
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SCIENCE, November 20, 1885. Volume VI. No. 146

Price: $45.00

Publisher: New York, The Science Company : 1885

Seller ID: 003233

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Good to Good+

With Science Supplement. Article by a Famous American: in Science Supplement: E. J. JAMES "Recent land legislation in England". Other articles: "Blackfoot Tribes"; "Some Reaction-Time Studies" with a table; "Ben Nevis Meteorological Observatory" with an illustration of the observatory; and "Entomology in the National Museum" with a table. In Letters to the Editor: "Effigy mounds in Iowa" with an illustration. Covers slightly soiled. ex.mus. stamp on front. vertical crease, mildly seen throughout publication, very minor. Slight chipping at bottom ...
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R. C. GORMAN: THE GRAPHIC WORKS

By: Adams, Ben Q. And Richard Newlin

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Albuquerque, New Mexico, Taos Edition, Ltd. In Association with Western Graphics Workshop, Inc. And Houston Fine Art Press : 1987

Seller ID: 007484

ISBN-13: 9780961995003

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

Forward by John Redhouse. Catalogue Raisonne by Nancy Steen. Commentary by Robert and Hazel Tohe. Signed by artist, R. C. Gorman, on half title page. 254 pp. Grey cloth covers with grey/silver linen spine. DJ in Good- to Good condition with significant wear to edges and corners, large tear to front of cover, scuffing and wear to faces, tears to folds on back of jacket that have been "repaired" with scotch tape. Cover corners slightly rubbed, bottom cover edge has discoloration spots and some rubbing, spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Interior pages crisp, clean. Book in VG+ condition. ...
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ROCKY MOUNTAINS ADVENTURES, Bristling with Animated Details of Fearful Fights of American Hunters with Savage Indians, Mexican Rancheros, and Beasts of Prey

By: Bryant, Edwin

Price: $18.50

Publisher: New York, Hurst & Co : 1885

Seller ID: 004294

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

"Awful fate of hundreds of overland emigrants amid the snow drifts of the Truckee Peaks, from whence half-frozen men, women, and children were carried over slippery cliffs, lashed to the backs of their gallant rescuers." Also, a "full account" of "The Bear Conquest of California". 452 pp. plus 4 pages of book advertisements. Decorative front cover with Arlington Edition written along cover. Spine faded. Title illegible. Spine ends rubbed/fraying. Overall covers are Good. Frontis. engraving with tissue guard protection. Front hinge broken. paper label with previous owner...
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REPORT ON THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS, WHO WERE INSTRUCTED, BY A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, TO INQUIRE INTO THE EXPEDIENCY OF REPEALING THE ACT OF MAKING PROVISION FOR THE CIVILIZATION OF THE INDIAN TRIBES...

By: Calhoun, J. C.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Washington, Government Printing Office : 1824

Seller ID: 006846

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good-

...Adjoining the Frontier Settlements of the United States, &c, &c. 8th Congress, 1st Session, Doc. [92]. March 23, 1824. Read: Ordered that it lie upon the table. 5 pp. Fold-out table of "Statement in relation to Establishments in the Indian country, for the purpose of civilizing the Indians." Government document bound in gray stiff paper wrap. Document pages are browning, foxed, but text is still easily legible. Document in VG- condition.
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THE IRVINE RANCH

By: Cleland, Robert Glass

Price: $10.00

Publisher: San Marino, California, The Huntington Library : 1978

Seller ID: 006345

ISBN-13: 9780873280228

Binding: Trade Paper

Condition: Very Good

Revised with an Epilogue by Robert V. Hine. "The colorful history of the Irvine Ranch -- from the days of the Gabrieleno Indians, through the days of Spanish and Mexican government, to the ownership and administration of four generations of the Irvine family. The ranch was a combination of three large land grants which went, wholly or in part, into the making of the Irvine property. Dr. Cleland tells the history of these grants and provides reproductions of old maps and portraits of early owners." 167 pages with index. Trade paperback with olive green paper covers. Slight edging to cov...
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FIVE INDIAN TRIBES OF THE UPPER MISSOURI. Sioux, Arickaras, Assiniboines, Crees, Crows.

By: Denig, Edwin Thompson

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Press : 1961

Seller ID: 004091

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good+ to Very Good-

Edited By John C. Ewers. Civilization of the American Indian series.217 pp. including Index and Bibliography. ex.lib. markings. Front cover 2 white blemishs? otherwise covers are VG. Description flap from DJ glued to front free endpaper. College library bookplate glued on front endpaper. Library stamp and numbers on Editor's Acknowledgment page. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+.
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YOSEMITE INDIANS

By: Godfrey, Elizabeth H.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Yosemite Natural History Association : 1973

Seller ID: 001735

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good+

Published in cooperation with the National Park Service. 35 pp. Orange stiff paper wraps. Interior clean. Pamphlet is VG+.
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING, IN ANSWER TO A SENATE RESOLUTION OF MARCH 15, 1875, INFORMATION IN RELATION TO THE BLACK HILLS COUNTRY IN THE SIOUX INDIAN RESERVATION

By: Grant, Ulysses S.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Washington, Government Printing Office : 1875

Seller ID: 007280

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good-

Special Session, Senate, Ex. Doc. No. 2. March 17, 1875.--Read and ordered to lie on the table and be printed. "Copies of papers relating to proposed emigration to the Black Hills country in the Sioux Indian reservation, and measures taken by the military authorities in the matter." Discussion on background to the Little Big Horn massacre. 15 pp. Disbound government document. Spine edge is creased with chipping and small tears. Edges of document are darkened, and last pages (no text) are quite brown and dark. Bottom edge is slightly rippled, corners creased. Text is crisp and easily l...
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ADDITIONAL LAND FOR THE MOAPA INDIANS IN NEVADA

By: House of Representatives

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Washington, Government Printing Office : 1902

Seller ID: 005738

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Good

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting copy of a report from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs relative to the necessity of additional land for the Moapa indians in Nevada. 57th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Document No. 65. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed, December 5, 1902. 4 pp. Fold-out map of the Moapa River Indian Reservation. Disbound government document. Residue from book remains along spine. Page edges are significantly chipped and torn. Slight browning to paper. Map is clean. Overall document in Good c...
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CAPTAIN J. ALLEN'S EXPEDITION. Letter From The Secretary Of War.

By: House of Representatives

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Washington, Government Printing Office : 1846

Seller ID: 003748

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good

29th Congress. 1st Session. Doc. No.168. House of Representatives. "Transmitting The report, journal, and map of Captain J. Allen, of the first regiment of dragoons, of his expedition to the heads of the rivers Des Moines, Blue Earth, &c, in the northwest..." .(Research done indicates that the Map mentioned was not issued.) 18 pp. Report of an expedition into the Indian country (Sioux).Submitted by W.L. Marcy, Secretary of War.(President James K. Polk). Mild foxing along side margin otherwise document is Very Good.
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CATLIN'S INDIAN GALLERY

By: House of Representatives

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Washington, Ritchie & Heiss : 1846

Seller ID: 005956

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good -

29th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Rep. No. 806. Read, and laid upon the table. July 24, 1846. "The Joint Committee on the Library, to whom was referred the memorial of Mr. Catlin, for the purchase of his gallery of Indian collections and paintings, and also the memorial of American artists abroad, and of American citizens resident in London..." Catlin's Indian Gallery, which is housed at the Smithsonian Institute American Art Museum, is recognized as a great cultural treasure, offering rare insight into native cultures and an important chapter in American histor...
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CHEROKEE INDIAN LANDS. Joint Resolution fo The Legislature of Kansas

By: House of Representatives

Price: $15.00

Publisher: : 1866

Seller ID: 003881

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good

Praying For such legislation as may enable persons entitled thereto to purchase certain lands under the seventeenth article of the treaty of July 19, 1866, between the United States and the Cherokee Indians. House of Representives. Mis. Doc. No. 91, 43d Congress, 2d session. February 22, 1875. Disbound. 2 pp.(front and back) Very Good.
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CITIZENS OF GEORGIA -- CLAIMS ON CREEK INDIANS

By: House of Representatives

Price: $28.50

Publisher: Washington, Government Printing Office : 1828

Seller ID: 006872

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good-

20th Congress, 1st Session, Ho. of Reps., Rep. No. 128. February 5, 1828. Read, and committed to a Committee on the Whole House to-morrow. "The Committee on Indian Affairs, who were instructed, by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 18th of December, to inquire into the expediency of providing, by law, to carry into full effect, the fourth article of the treaty of the eighth of January, 1821, between the United States and the Creek Indians, so far as it relates to the claims of the citizens of Georgia against the said Indians, for injury done prior to the year 1802, report...
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ESTIMATE FOR INDIAN DEPARTMENT FOR 1838 (To Accompany Bill No. 269)

By: House of Representatives

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Thomas Allen, Print : 1837

Seller ID: 005743

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good

Estimate of the sums required for the service of the year 1838, to meet the current expenses of the Indian Department, for miscellaneous purposes, and for the payment of annunities and other objects provided for by treaties with the various Indian tribes. 25th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Doc. No. 57. Printed by order of the House of Representatives, January 28, 1837. 31 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book remains on spine. Light foxing/browning throughout. Document in VG condition.
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ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Transmitting Estimates of Additional Appropriations required For The Service of the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 1861, and June 30, 1862.

By: House of Representatives

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Washington, Government Printing Office : 1861

Seller ID: 003919

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good

House of Representatives. 37th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 1. Civil War years. Estimates for "Indian Department", Army, Armoires, Arsenals, Munitions of War, Fortifications, etc. Numerous tables. 91 pp. Disbound but intact, clean and in Very Good+ condition.
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LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, TRANSMITTING A LIST OF CLAIMS FOR DEPREDATIONS COMMITTED BY INDIANS, &c., CALLED FOR BY HOUSE RESOLUTION OF APRIL 30, 1874

By: House of Representatives

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Washington, Government Printing Office : 1875

Seller ID: 007077

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good

Indian Depredation Claims. 43D Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. No. 65. January 11, 1875.--Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. 59 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book binding, creasing and chipping to spine edge. Minor tanning to page edges, some foxing spots, few corners are creased, text is easily legible. Document in VG condition.
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LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, TRANSMITTING ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES FOR THE INDIAN SERVICE, &c.

By: House of Representatives

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Washington, Government Printing Office : 1852

Seller ID: 007088

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good

Additional Estimates--Indian Service. 32d Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. No. 4. December 23, 1853.--Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. 20 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book binding, chipping and some creasing to spine edge. Page edges are browning, some foxing spots, text easily legible. Small punch holes on left margin, text is not affected. Pages starting to separate. Document in VG condition.
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REMOVAL OF THE WINNEBAGOES

By: House of Representatives

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Washington, Government Printing Office : 1850

Seller ID: 005744

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good

31st Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Rep. No. 501. Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed, September 17, 1850. "The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 6th May, 1850, respecting the contract made with Henry M. Rice for the removal of the Winnebagoes from Iowa and Wisconsin to their lands in Minnesota..." 64 pp. Disbound government document. Residue and strings from book remain on spine edge. Light foxing/browning throughout pages. Document in VG condition.
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Category: Native Americans