Spotted Tail's Folk. A History of the Brulé Sioux [Civilization of the American Indian Series]
by George E Hyde
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good +/good +
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/good +. A very good plus first edition in a good+ dust jacket. Green cloth boards with tipi impressions on front cover. Gilt title stamping on spine. Rear corner mildly rubbed. Tiny label on front pastedown. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled near front hinge, otherwise clean and bright with no toning or markings. Binding is sturdy and square. Good+ dust jacket is sunned at spine, wrinkled on back cover, and shows two small closed tears and a chip. Illustrated with b/w plates, maps. xix, 329 pp. with index and series listing at back. Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 579
- Title
- Spotted Tail's Folk. A History of the Brulé Sioux [Civilization of the American Indian Series]
- Author
- George E Hyde
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Place of Publication
- Norman, OK
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- lakota, brule, pine ridge, rosebud, native american, indian, indigenous, first people, history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native America;
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Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...