Facts Relative to the Canadian Indians de The Aborigines' Committee of The Meeting for Sufferings (Quakers) - 1839

London: Edward Marsh. Lightly worn embossed textured brown cloth covers, several small chips on spine, small label on spine, top third of spine cover detaching. Moderate foxing, missing fold-out map, meeting name in old hand. No. 9 of the Publications relative to the Aborigines Narrative of the conduct of Friends in East and West Jersey and Pennsylvania and their care of the North American Indians from the first settlement of Friends in America to 1843. Smith I:737 . Good-. Hardcover. 1844.

London: Edward Marsh, 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo; [4], 247 pages, publisher's embossed black cloth, newly rebacked in leather An excellent precis of the history of the treatment of the Indian tribes east of the Mississippi River. The 2 fine maps are the frontispiece (16x11 cm.), of the territories several Indian nations occupied previously to the settlement of the English colonies in America. The large folding map (46x43 cm), also in color, shows the territory NOW occupied by the natives, In addition to the areas east of the Mississippi River, this volume republished the report of two Quakers, John Lang & Samuel Taylor, who traveled, in 1842, west of the Mississippi, visiting the Winnebago, Shawnees, Kickapoos, Delawares, Kansas, Osages, Cherokees and Choctaws. [ Sabin 86572; Phillips, Maps of America, p.604; see also Howes L72; not in Field; Graff 2386, 2387; Hubach p. 95; Jones 1073; Rader 2199; Wagner-Camp-Becker 96; Streeter 1807; Eberstadt 137:332; Not in Siebert… Leer más

Native American History. Hardcover. Fair. London. Marsh 1843, gathering of tracts, many of them second printings. Almost good on the outside, almost very good inside. Spine strip loose. Edgeworn blindstamped brown publisher's cloth. Tracts Relative to The Aborigines. Published by Direction of the Meeting for Sufferings from 1838 to 1842, [a collection of 8 Tracts with general title and contents leaf] 1. Information Respecting The Aborigines in the British Colonies Circulated by Direction of the Meeting for Sufferings. Being Principally Extracts from the Report Presented to the House of Commons, by the Select Committee appointed on that subject xii + 60 pp. 1838, Sabin 34705. 2 Wheeler (Daniel) Effects of the Introduction of Ardent Spirits and Implements of War, Amongst the Natives of some of the South-Sea Islands and New South Wales, Second Edition, 22 pp. 1843, Sabin 103180, Ferguson 3770. 3. Further Information Respecting the Aborigines, containing Extracts ...

YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Fred Rogers: First Experiences Book Series: Going To the Doctor (1986 1st Ed. 3rd Pr. Thus, G.P. Putnam)RARE in this first hardcover edition. Quite the find. Used. VG/VG condition unclipped dust jacket, printed price $12.95 Mr. Rogers appears on the back dj panel wearing a pale blue sweater. "In this book, real life photos are used to help young people feel more comfortable with interacting with other children and making new friends. A Note From Fred Rogers: A child's first visit with a pediatrician usually comes soon after birth. It may be months or even years later, though, that a child first shows fear about going to see a doctor. The worry of an injection or some other unfamiliar medical procedure can trigger that fear. It can also appear because another family member may be feeling medical anxieties. And, of course, new body awareness and needs for privacy develop naturally in children's early years, so all these feelings can make it very hard for them to let doctors investigate the workings of… Leer más

First edition 1st printing, Fair to Good book with spine slant, wear and fraying at edges, corners and ends of spine, offsetting and yellowing of end pages and paste-downs, PON front end page, something had been taped at one time to back end page with old tape residual and offsetting from tape to back paste-down. Now in new facsimile jacket for appearance. Waters' classic story of cultures clashing in the Four Corners area of the Southwest.

Georgetown, Guyana: Red Thread Women's Press, 1993. Staple-bound paperback. Revised Edition. Good. Ex-Library. Text block unmarked. Binding secure. Covers clean. 74 pages. 8.5 x 11 inches.

Millwood, New York: Todd Publications. Very Good. 2004. Eleventh Edition. Soft Cover. 777 pages: 8.25 x 10.75 in.: 4.4: Ex-Library: KB#005426: Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Copy's covers and pages are bright, clean, tightly bound and sharp cornered. It does have Library stamp inside, label on spine, some dark marks on covers under plastic covering and title page has been neatly removed. Editorial Review by From Library Journal: "Klein's editions of the Reference Encyclopedia have been the major source for listings of information on American Indian and Alaska Native groups for more than a decade. The first section of the book contains the source listings, presenting names, addresses, and often leaders of the tribal organizations (both federal and other) across the United States. The resource provides similar information for Canada. The second section is the bibliography, which contains citations for 4500 in-print titles. Separate lists by subject follow, and there is also a… Leer más

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER. Laughing Boy by Oliver La Farge (1929 Houghton Mifflin 1st. Edition) No date on title page. USED. 302 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 5/8. Green boards with maroon titling. Spine is sunned. / No DJ included.Summary: Laughing Boy is a 1929 novel by Oliver La Farge about the struggles of the Navajo in Southwestern United States.

Pasadena, Socio-Technical Books, 1970, hardcover, 176 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight and tightly bound, spots to top edge, previous owner's name and date to front endpaper. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, rubs, light wrinkles, slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The well-regarded anthropologist, museum director, supervising archaeologist for the Fort Massac Reconstruction project in Southern Illinois, and author of The Long Walk: A History of Navajo Wars, 1846-68 takes us back to the years 1863-68, the military roundup of the Navajo Indians and the creation of Bosque Redondo near Fort Sumner, New Mexico, a forty-square mile concentration camp where the Navajo lived according to the dictates of an alien people and suffered disease, starvation, and generational trauma. Illustrated with 22 period photographs. Appended: Bibliography, Index. ISBN 9780870261008

RARE! Phoenix Park, West Bank, Demerara, Guyana: Harpy Books, November 2002. Staple-bound pamphlet. First Edition (stated). Very Good. Stamp of Michael Forde Bookshop to title page, otherwise interior pristine. Rubbing and shelf-wear to covers. Not from a library. 40 pages. Contents: Encounter with a Tiger-Cat, The Year of the Wild Pig, A Night to Forget, Jungle Tug-O-War - Man vs. Beast, Trespasser in the Jungle, The Angry Bull, Bush-master!, Christmas in the Deep South, Diamonds are Fatal.

The Adventure of Wrangel Island, Alaska (1925 Macmillan 1st Edition) HISTORY OF ALASKA. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ included. Fold-out map affixed to binding at the back of the book has never been opened. The story of the (unsuccessful) attempted colonization of Wrangel Island Alaska. 413 pages plus appendix, Index. Titling is still bright. A clean, solid copy. Scarce.

WestcottHarum E. N. Westcott's Famous Novel DAVID HARUM: A Story of American Life. Used. Copyright 1898 D. Appleton, Copyright 1926 Phillip N. Wescott. 1934 Grosset & Dunlap Photoplay Edition. VG/VG Rare Original Fox Film Will Rogers Dust Jacket. 351 pages plus adverts. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾. Blue boards with black titling. Photographic still endpapers are intact at the hinge. Please excuse our batch of books photo. The Westcott book is the only one we are selling here.