BARLOW, J. W.
First Edition. Disbound, and rebound in Cloth. 43pp. Large Folding Map (11.5"x27"). Senate. 42nd Congress, 2nd Session. Ex. Doc. No. 66. Letter From The Secretary Of War, Accompanying An Engineer Report of a Reconnaissance of the Yellowstone River in 1871. A detailed report and journal of the expedition is presented here, with an accompanying map. The expedition outfitted at Fort Ellis, Montana and was comprised of Captain J. W. Barlow, Captain D. P. Heap, and 9 others, which combined with a larger geological expedition, led by Dr. F.V. Hayden, to the same destination.the headwaters of the Yellowstone River. The report provides detailed observations of the many geological and other features of what is now Yellowstone National Park. The exceptionally rough terrain took it's toll on the group and their equipment, yet they completed a successful examination of the headwaters of the Yellowstone. A fine copy bound in attractive pebbled green cloth with title in gilt on spine. Large folding map is entitled:"Sketch of the Yellowstone Lake and the Valley of the Upper Yellowstone River." Map is clean and clear but has splits to several folds, some of which have been reinforced or rejoined with tape.
HACKETT, CHARLES WILSON (EDITOR).
First editions. Maroon cloth, 262 pp. & 430 pp., preface, footnotes, glossary, index. In 1680 the Southwestern Pueblos organized a massive revolt. The most successful Indian uprising in history, the revolt resulted in all Spaniards, at least 2800, being driven from New Mexico. The Spaniards regrouped near El Paso and, led by Governor Antonio De Otermin, attempted unsuccessfully to reconquer the lost province. This scholarly work presents 215 contemporary Spanish documents giving all details of this historic event. Excellent introduction and annotations by Charles W. Hackett. Laird, Hopi Bibliography, 1032: âThe fundamental work on the Pueblo revolt". A fine set in dust jackets. An exceptional set of the scarce first edition.
CHITTENDEN, HIRAM M. AND ALFRED T. RICHARDSON
First Editions. Four Volumes. Green Cloth. Vol. I: xv.,402pp.---Vol.II: p.403-794.---Vol.III: p.795-1211.---Vol.IV: p.1212-1624. Frontispiece in each volume, and 12 additional Plates. Large Folding Map in pocket at rear of Vol. IV. "Missionary Labors and Adventures among the Wild Tribes of the North American Indians, Embracing Minute Description of Their Manners, Customs, Games, Modes of Warfare and Torture, Legends, Traditions, etc., All from Personal Observations Made during Many Thousand Miles of Travel, with Sketches of the Country from St. Louis to Puget Sound and the Altrabasca. Edited from the original unpublished manuscript Journals and Letter Books and from his Printed Works with Historical, Geographical, Ethnological and other Notes; Also a Life of Father De Smet." De Smet was born in Belgium in 1801, came to the United States in 1821, becoming a Jesuit Missionary. He went west in 1840 with a fur trade expedition to the rendezvous at Green River, after which he went further west, often traveling with trappers and fur traders. This set is a major scholarly work, publishing his journals for the first time, and numerous letters; some published before, the majority published here for the first time. Tweney-The Washington 89-8:"Father De Smet, gave more than thirty years' service to the American Indian in his post as Superior of the Indian Missions in the Pacific Northwest. He traveled assiduously, wrote voluminously, and treated the Indians with sympathy and understanding. His writings, mostly in the form of letters, were published in both the United States and Europe. On numerous occasions he acted as chief negotiator between the Indians and the government, and he was influential in the formation of what eventually became the national Indian policy. These four volumes are the most complete collection of his letters available, and the accompanying life of Father De Smet make them both authoritative and indispensable." A beautiful set. Some very light occasional wear to edges and corners, and a few minor scuffs and spots. Some discreet, professional reinforcement to inside hinges of Vol.IV. Map in fine condition. In all, a bright, tight near fine set of this very scarce and important work.
LARSON, JAMES.
First edition. 8vo. Limited to 300 numbered copies, and the type from which they were printed has been re-melted. This is copy number 126. Signed by Larson's daughter, Annie Larson Blum, who contributed the Foreword, and is responsible for the printing of her deceased father's memoirs. Blue cloth, gold stamping on front cover and spine, [18], 326 pp., frontis. [portrait], foreword, illustrated. Much on the Texas frontier, Indian fighting, J.E.B. Stuart and John Sedgewick, Bent's Fort, the Santa Fe Trail, the Civil War, San Antonio, Camp Verde, etc. Larson spent over 7 years in the army, serving for 4 years in the Union army and participating in much of the fighting during the Tennessee campaigns, and finally retiring in October, 1867. A well written and interesting first-hand account. A prime work on this cavalry and missed by almost all the standard bibliographies. "Larson joined the army in 1860, and served in the West until joining the Civil War. Fort Laramie, Riley, Fettermen, Bent's Fort, Santa Fe, etc."-Tim Phelps. Some light tanning to edges of text block and the outer edge of the first few pages, else a fine, bright, tight copy of this very scarce biography.
MONROE, PRESIDENT JAMES
First Edition. Disbound. 8pp. Two Tables. Secretary of War, J. C. Calhoun, has submitted two lists. List A-List of Indian Agents, with the Salary, etc. allowed to each. List B-List of persons employed in the Indian Trade Department, with their Salary, etc. Includes Peter Chouteau, Peter Menard, Manuel Lisa, Thomas L. M'Kenney, and many others. Minor diagonal crease, else clean and near fine.
[CHALLENGE WIND MILL AND FEED MILL COMPANY, BATAVIA, ILLINOIS]
3 3/8" x 5 3/8" double-sided card showing two colorful scenes on front of card . a town scene on one-half and a farm scene on the other half with both scenes showing windmills. Rear of card offers brief information about the Challenge Wind Mill along with showing an illustration of a windmill at the top of the card. The product line of the Challenge Company, founded in 1867, included their most famous product . the windmill. By 1869, thirty or forty men were working for the company. In 1872, the factory burned but was soon rebuilt. Before long the company was turning out 2000 windmills a year in addition to other farm equipment. Salesmen carried samples of windmills as they toured the west by train, wagon, and later trucks, visiting farmers and extolling the virtues of windmills made in Batavia. The salesman took an order and telegraphed it back to Batavia. After the mill was manufactured, it was shipped in pieces by train to the customer. It would have to be assembled on the farmerâs land. Card lightly soiled with a 1/4" x 1/4" closed tear to edge and a small crease to one corner. Very good.
McCREIGHT, M. I.
First Edition. Red Cloth. 56pp. Frontispiece, plus 10 Plates. "First and authentic record of what actually happened in the historic Custer Battle. Told by Flying Hawk who was in it from the first to the last shot, alongside of the war chief, Crazy Horse, who led the battle." Keefe 1501: "A chapter on the Battle of the Little Big Horn by Flying Hawk, cousin of Crazy Horse. Also chapters on Red Cloud, Sitting Bull, and the Wounded Knee affair." Non-authorial presentation on front free-endpaper, else a fine, bright copy. Price-clipped dust jacket shows moderate, uniform, dusty soiling, and minor wear to spine ends and corners.
[B.S. WILIAMS & CO., KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN]
6" x 6 9/16" card folded in half to create to 4 panels. Two colorful cover panels - - one showing a woman with her parasol watering the crops with a hose as her husband is toiling at the pump. The second panel shows and man and his wife sitting on the front porch of their home while a sprinkler does the work. In background is a windmill. Two interior panels tell the story of poor Mr. And Mrs. Spoopendyke, a couple who is forced to do back-breaking work in order to get water to their crops. In January of 1867, Bradley S. Williams and his brother-in-law, Mr. Kirk Smith formedÂWilliams, Smith & Co.Âin Kalamazoo, MI. The stated purpose to manufacture windmills and "reapers, mowers or threshers." In 1873, the two parted ways and Williams changed the name of the company toÂB.S. Williams & Co. By 1889, Kalamazoo was known as âThe Windmill Cityâ with a total of eight windmill factories in operation. Over 4,000 windmills were produced annually. B. S. Williams & Co. was the largest manufacturer and producing over 1,200 mills annually. Light soiling and with stamp to top of one scene. Panels have been neatly taped together. Very good.
[CUBAN NATIONAL TOURIST COMMISSION]
First edition. 10 3/4" x 8 3/4" in colorful pictorial wrappers. 23 [1] pp. Illustrations. Produced for potential tourists, hyping Cuba's weather, Havana's charm, its many colonial fortifications, its churches, past and present Havana, various residential districts, its parks, sports, theaters, transportation, etc. Numerous black and white photographs and illustrations throughout which include scenery, important buildings, churches, individuals participating in various activities, monuments, birds-eye views of the city, fortifications, etc. Light soiling to wrappers along with light chipping to edges of wrappers and with small chipto front cover bottom corner and also to edge of rear wrapper. A careful paper repair to outer margin of rear wrapper. Very good.
COOLIDGE, DANE
First edition. 8vo. Red cloth.titles stamped in gilt on the front cover and spine, 343 pp., frontispiece, numerous plates, most from old photographs, index. Each chapter is an account about a gunfighter, lawman, soldier, or other fighting man. Charles Goodnight, John Chisum, Clay Allison, Tom Horn, Commodore Perry Owens, Cast. John R. Hughes, Col. Emilio Kosterlitzky, and others. Very good tight copy in the elusive dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends and corners and small nicks and tears to the extremities.
First edition. 12mo. Signed and dated in 1885, in pencil by Sarah Winnemucca. Laid-in to this copy is a newspaper clipping dated Feb. 21st, in San Francisco, whereby Sarah Winnemucca answers her critics with regards to the Bannock War, and Agent Gibson. "This book is both an autobiographic memoir and a history of the Paiute people during their first forty years of contact with European Americans. It is considered the 'first known autobiography written by a Native American woman.' Anthropologist Omer Stewart described it as 'one of the first and one of the most enduring ethnohistorical books written by an American Indian,' frequently cited by scholars." There is no doubt after reading her rebuttal that she was a very determined and forceful woman. Cloth, 268 pp., editor's preface, appendix. The daughter of the Chief of the Piutes, the author gives unique insight into the life and traditions of her people. An outstanding account of the Bannock War of 1878, in which the author served as an interpreter for General O.O. Howard. Cloth lightly rubbed at spine ends, two tiny spots to bottom edge of front endpapers, else a very good copy. Very scarce.
First Edition. Disbound. 9pp. Mr. Leake's report criticizes the current practices, indicating that in our efforts to make the United States a positive influence on the various Indian tribes, the result of current practices has a contrary affect to our intentions. The majority of the report is from Thomas Biddle, who provides a rather detailed overview of the history of the development of trade with the Indians, including a chart of traders on the Missouri River, identifying the traders, the value of their trade, and with which tribes each trader is trading. Additional information is submitted by Col. H. Atkinson, Colonel 6th Infantry, Commanding 9th Military Department. An interesting report. Previous owner applied some clear archival tape to left side/spine and a couple of spots on forage of a couple of pages, not affecting text. Very good.
First edition. 4to. Brown fabricoid, titles and design embossed on front cover and spine, [18], 764 [1] pp., foreword, biographical section, illustrated from photographs, portraits. This is copy number 208 of an unspecified limited edition, each "registered" in the name of the original owner. The historical section takes up the first 247 pages; the remainder is biographical. Includes discussion of leading industries (sheep, cattle, banking, oil & gas. etc.), police and fire, newspapers, schools, churches, etc. A photograph of each entrant to the "Biographical Section" is provided along with detailed information of their life and contributions while residing in Abilene, Texas, Former owner's inked name at the top of front free fly leaf, covers lightly rubbed, light wear to the spine ends and corners, else a very good tight, clean copy.
Bulletin No. 119-Two volumes. First edition. 8vo. VOLUME I: Pictorial stiff wrappers, decorated front and rear endpapers are maps showing the position of 84 Indian villages, xii, 433 [4] pp., errata and addenda slip laid-in, preface, introduction, illustrated, details of illustrations. This volume details totem poles according to crests and topics. VOLUME II: Pictorial stiff wrappers, decorated front and rear endpapers are maps showing the position of 84 Indian villages, ix [1], 435-880 pp., illustrated, plates, details of illustrations. This volume details totem poles according to location. The definitive word on totem poles of the north Pacific Coast of America, in British Columbia and Alaska. The poles are known all over the world. Volume I has spine darkened and some light rubbing to spine, Volume II has minor wear to the spine panel, else a near fine set.