In Indian Tents Stories Told by Penobscot, Passamaquoddy and Micmac Indians by Alger, Abby L - 1897

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott (1949).. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. 325 pp. Photos. Dust jacket has a few tiny tears. A clean, attractive copy. "There are here illuminating chapters on Indian art, dances and religions, on their law, the influence of their thinking on the thought of Europe. There are unforgettable insights into the minds of the Whites in their encounters with the Redman. One receives an impression of extraordinary vitality, of a people who have an inner strength which we have wasted against our better interests, but which still persists against all odds and is beginning, perhaps, to be understood and so used as a part of our American heritage.

Kansas City, Mo.: Burton Publishing Company, 1935. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+. First Edition, no additional printings; this copy has an interesting INSCRIPTION by Edward S. Luce, author of 'Keogh, Comanche and Custer" (1939), on front pastedown he wrote 'This is the 'bunk' - See Keogh, Comanche & Custer - ES Luce.' 8vo, blue cloth, no dj; good+ (shaken; boards faded and rubbed; spine rubbed, worn, and faded; cloth scraped off bottom front joint; corners bumped and worn to boards; owner's name front pastedown; eps faded; pages toning); 108pp.

Roskilde, Denmark: Vikingeskibshallen (The Viking Ship Museum), 1981. Near Fine condition. SEE PHOTO. The spine is square and flat. NO creases. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp and creamy white. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Softcover. 7" wide by 9.5" tall. A study of the history and art of making American Indian birch bark canoes / boats. Illustrated on nearly every page with photos and diagrams that demonstrate the canoe building process, step-by-step. Text in Danish. Introduction by Ole Crumlin-Pedersen. Bibliography. Bound in the original full-color pictorial wraps. Laid in is a typed letter from Denmark's Viking Ship Museum, signed by Maaike Anderson.. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine condition. 79pp.

San Diego, CA: Published By Authority of the General Grand Chapter, 1926. Quarto. 77p. Issued in paper with only a limited number of copies offered in cloth bindings. Since most copies were issued in paper bindings, missing text as well as preliminaries is typical. This volume is well protected with only some spotting to cloth cover. Copy of William R. Adams, dated April 13, 1926. Over 500 symbols each defined and checked with the members of the tribe members at the Sioux and Cheyenne agencies extending to inquiries at Fort Sulley and Fort Pierre.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1935. RARE extract. Paginated 389-515. Very Good Plus, from the collection of noted anthropologist, linguist, and ethnomusicologist George Herzog, his signature last name in ink top edge front cover, sticker shadow front cover, wrappers toned at edges. Printed on cover and title page as coming from Vol. IV, pencil corrected to Vol. III. . First Edition Thus. Printed Wrappers. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0806118342 . Clean violet cloth, black cloth spine with violet metallic title. Pictorial frontispiece. Map and portrait illustrations. Text block tight, clean & intact. Dust Jacket protected in a mylar cover. Native Americans; Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 432 pages .

Toronto: William Briggs 1896. (Hardcover) 641pp. Very good plus, no dust jacket. Illustrated blue cloth with bevelled edges and gilt decoration on the spine. Frontispiece, illustrations, index. Light wear to the tips of the corners. A nice copy. Locale: Canada. (Indians of N.A., Indians of North America).

1874 second Canadian edition. Hardcover volume recently recased using original boards and spine, original blanks retained. Paginates: blanks, xii, 304, [26], 12 unpaginated plates, blanks. Complete as issued. Pagination differs from US editions for several reasons: there is a preface to the Canadian edition, 26 pages of ads, and text was reset using a fancier broader font, hence the increased number of pages. Text is the same. Overall condition is Very Good: Interior condition of text and plates is mostly spectacular with minimal foxing or evidence of use, binding is sound, old pencil initials of owner on dedication page, minor foxing to frontis. There is old water injury affecting mostly the ads in back (see image) but injury does not affect text or plates. Two leaves of ads are torn and missing about one quarter. Has stamp "U.N.B. Library" (University of New Brunswick?) on top and bottom edges but no other library markings. One of the most well known captivity narratives. See Howes K62; Rader 2153;… Read More

16 mo. (6 3/8 X 4 1/8 inches) Baltimore: Phillips and Fardon, 1806. 45 page disbound pamphlet; stab holes with original sewing, lacks frontis. Original in good condition.

Includes the remarks of Little Turtle on the adverse affects of alcohol on his "Red Brethren."

Toronto: The Champlain Society 1974,197, a numbered copy form a limited edition of 1750. (Hardcover) cxix,365,374pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Crested red cloth. Top edges gilt, illustrations, map, bibliography, indices. The volume numbers not matched, Vol.1 has a very small felt pen mark on the title page and Vol.2 has a bookplate on the front endpaper, the spines very lightly faded with a few small stains on the spine of Vol.2. (Native Americans, Indians of North America, Limited Editions).