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The Wonder that was India: A Survey of the Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent Before the Coming of the Muslims


Basham, A.L.

Softcover. New York, Grove Press, Reprint, 1959, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 568 pages. Softcover. Some wear, staining and foxing on text block and cover and spine. Previous crease in back cover and final 50 pages. "With More Than 200 Half-Tone Illustrations".

Record # 2230502


Price: $23.00 

 

Thrilling Adventures Among the Indians


Frost, John

Hardcover. Philadelphia, J.W. Bradley, na, nd (1857), Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 448 pages, embossed brown cloth. Many b&w woodcut engravings. Title page and handcolored frontispiece missing, marbled endpapers. Binding a bit shaken.

Record # 900229


Price: $38.00 

 

Tlingit - An Introduction to their Culture and History, The


Olson, Wallace M.

Softcover. Auke Bay, Wallace M. Olson, 2nd, 1991, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 81 pages. Softcover. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Fading to covers. Clean, unmarked text.

Record # 612675


Price: $13.00 

 

Tomahawks to Hatpins


Rowles, Catherine Bryant

Hardcover. New York, North Country Books, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 228 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Some small stains to dust jacket spine. Price clipped dust jacket front flap. Otherwise clean, unmarked copy. Black & white images throughout.

Record # 471214


Price: $25.00 

Totem Pole Indians of the Northwest, TheBeyer, Don E.
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Totem Pole Indians of the Northwest, The


Beyer, Don E.

Hardcover. New York, Franklin Watts, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 64 pages. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON HALF TITLE PAGE. Full color illustrations. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 613356


Price: $19.00 

 

True History and Lucius or the Ass


Lucian

Hardcover. Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1st, 1958, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 108 pages, b&w illustrations by Hellmuth Weissenborn. Translated from the Greek by Paul Turner. Green cloth, no dust jacket present. Minor wear to edges of spine, else a very neat, tight copy.

Record # 221060


Price: $15.00 

 

True Stories about Indians


Ellis, Edward S.

Hardcover. Chicago, John C. Winston, 1st, 1905, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 240 pages. Illustrated with black & white half-tone engravings and line drawings. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Covers worn with rubbing and some light fraying along edges. Spine slightly cocked.

Record # 608511


Price: $15.00 

 

Two Hundred Years of North American Indian Art


Feder, Norman

Softcover. New York, Praeger , 2nd pr, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 128 pages, b&w and color illustrations. Light edge wear to wrappers. Else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 850383


Price: $12.00 

Union and Liberty: The Political Philosophy of John C. CalhounCalhoun, John C.
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Union and Liberty: The Political Philosophy of John C. Calhoun


Calhoun, John C.

Softcover. Indianapolis, IN, Liberty Fund Inc., 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 656 pages. Softcover. Sunfading to spine. A very clean, unmarked copy with minor edgewear.

Record # 471703


Price: $19.00 

VINDICIAE GALLICAE AND OTHER WRITINGS ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONMACKINTOSH, JAMES
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VINDICIAE GALLICAE AND OTHER WRITINGS ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION


MACKINTOSH, JAMES

Softcover. Indianapolis, IN, Liberty Fund Inc., 1st, January 1, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 318 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.

Record # 458359


Price: $15.00 

 

Voice Of The Old Wolf - Lucullus Virgil McWhorter And The Nez Perce Indians


Evans, Steven Ross

Softcover. Pullman WA, Washington State University Press , 1st , 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 198 pages. 32 pages of b&w photographs. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.

Record # 465897


Price: $19.00 

War Cries on Horseback: Story of the Indian Wars of the Great PlainsLongstreet, Stephen
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War Cries on Horseback: Story of the Indian Wars of the Great Plains


Longstreet, Stephen

Hardcover. US, Doubleday, rep, 1970-12-07, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 335 pages, b&w photos. Faint foxing to top edge and light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 462049


Price: $19.00 

 

Westward to Vinland: The Discovery of Pre-Columbian Norse House-sites in North America


ingstad, Helge

Hardcover. London, England, Jonathan Cape, 1st UK, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 250 pages. Hardcover. Decorated endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. Binding tight. Spine straight. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket unclipped, very good. Cover boards bound in brown cloth, gilt title on spine. Westward to Vinland is not only the invaluable record of a major contemporary archaeological discovery, it is a fascinating travel book which describes the life and character of the Eskimoes and Indians of North America.

Record # 32208


Price: $38.00 

 

Winged Serpent, The - American Indian Prose and Poetry


Astrov, Margot

Softcover. Boston, Beacon Press, Reprint, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 366 pages. Softcover. Tight binding, sharp corners, clean & unmarked pages throughout.

Record # 750977


Price: $15.00 

Alamein by: Latimer, Jon
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Alamein by: Latimer, Jon

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 1st thus, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 400 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has a minor dent on the front cover, and is folded inwards on the rear flap. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book vividly describes the experiences of the gunners, sappers, cavalrymen, and airmen--Britons, Canadians, Australians, Indians, Germans, Italians, and others--who struggled in the heat, sand, and dust of the brutal battle of Alamein. Clean copy. Record # 33730
Price: $15.00 

Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars by: Remini, Robert V.
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Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars by: Remini, Robert V.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, Viking Adult, 1st, 2001-07-09, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 317 pages, b&w illustrations. Light dent to upper board edges, else a clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 462170
Price: $12.00 

 

Andrew Jackson: The Border Captain by: James, Marquis

Hardcover. Indianapolis, Bobbs Merrill, reprint, 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 461 pages, maroon cloth with gilt lettering, b&w illustrations. End paper map. Clean, bright copy with no dust jacket. Record # 407332
Price: $12.00 

Battlefield and Classroom: Four Decades with the American Indian, 1867-1904 by: Pratt, Richard Henry Editor: Utley, Robert M.
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Battlefield and Classroom: Four Decades with the American Indian, 1867-1904 by: Pratt, Richard Henry Editor: Utley, Robert M.

Softcover. Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Press, Reprint, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 358 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is about how General Richard Henry Pratt, best known as the founder and longtime superintendent of the influential Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, profoundly shaped Indian education and federal Indian policy at the turn of the twentieth century. Pratt's long and active military career included eight years of service as an army field officer on the western frontier. He directed the Carlisle school, believing that the only way to save Indians from extinction was to remove Indian youth to non reservation settings and there inculcate in them what he considered civilized ways. Previous owner's markings in black pen are present through the first half of the book. Record # 34127
Price: $12.00 

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (The Illustrated Editions) by: Brown, Dee; Forward: Sides, Hampton
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (The Illustrated Editions) by: Brown, Dee; Forward: Sides, Hampton

Hardcover. NY, Sterling Publishing Co, Inc., 1st thus Illustrated Edition, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 544 pages, hardcover. Partial brown paper dust jacket is clean and bright, as are pictorial boards despite minor bumping to the corners. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This book follows the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the 19th century, and proved instrumental in transforming public perceptions of manifest destiny and the winning of the West. Using council records, autobiographies, and firsthand descriptions, the work highlights the voices of American Indians who experienced the battles, massacres, and broken treaties. Here is their view of the events that ultimately left them demoralized and defeated. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34600
Price: $22.00 

Chasing The Dark: Perspectives on Place, History and Alaska Native Land Claims by: Editor: Pratt, Kenneth L.
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Chasing The Dark: Perspectives on Place, History and Alaska Native Land Claims by: Editor: Pratt, Kenneth L.Chasing The Dark: Perspectives on Place, History and Alaska Native Land Claims by: Editor: Pratt, Kenneth L.

Chasing The Dark: Perspectives on Place, History and Alaska Native Land Claims by: Editor: Pratt, Kenneth L.

Softcover. Anchorage, AK, United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaska Region, 1st, 2009, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 472 pages, soft cover. Covers are in good condition, with a few light dings. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This is the inaugural volume of the Shadowlands series, which was intended to offer a glimpse into the valuable information the agency maintains concerning Alaskan history and the traditions of Alaskan Native peoples. This is a large format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34027
Price: $12.00 

 

Civil, Religious and Mourning Councils and Ceremonies of Adoption of the New York Indians - New York State Museum - Bulletin 113 by: University of the State of New York

Softcover. Albany, University of the State of New York, Reprint, 1981, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 451 pages. Softcover. 3 pages of black & white photographs. Minor darkening to cover edges. Clean, unmarked text. Record # 612832
Price: $12.00 

 

Education's Great Amnesia: Reconsidering the Humanities from Petrarch to Freud with a Curriculum for Today's Students by: Proctor, Robert E.

Hardcover. Indianapolis , Indiana University Press, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 231 pages. Maroon cloth, gilt. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Record # 803569
Price: $12.00 

 

Folklore of the North American Indians - An Annotated Bibliography by: Ullom, Judith C.

Hardcover. Washington, Library of Congress, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 126 pages. Cloth boards. Black & white illustrations/reproductions. General Reference book of American Indian folklore. Previous owners signture on front endpaper. Clean, tight copy. Record # 511576
Price: $12.00 

Food In Russian History And Culture (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies) by: Editor: Glants, MusyaEditor: Toomre, Joyce
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Food In Russian History And Culture (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies) by: Editor: Glants, Musya Editor: Toomre, Joyce

Softcover. Bloomington and Indianapolis, IN, Indiana University Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 250 pages, soft cover. Covers and interior pages are both clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W illustrations throughout. This essay collection reveals surprising insights into how food shaped Russia's history and culture from Kievan times to the present. Some of the chapters focus on historical topics while others consider images of food in literature and art. Clean copy. Record # 33922
Price: $18.00