(Ripley, Genl. E. W.) Facts relative to the Campaign on the Niagara in 1814. Folding Table. 8vo, unbound, uncut, pp. 52. Boston, 1815. $25.00 This defense of General Ripley is excessively rare. Tanner Benjamin. Macdonough's Victory on Lake Champlain, and Defeat of the British Army at Plattsburg by Genl. Macomb, Sept. 11th, 1814. Painted by H. Reinagle. Engraved by B. Tanner. Published, Philadelphia, July 4th, 1816. 17 x 243% in. $65.00 Very fine unwashed impression of a scarce print and a good example of one of the best early American engravers. 502 Reynolds, James. Journal of An American Prisoner at Fort Malden and Quebec in the War of 1812. Edited by G. M. Fairchild, Jr. 4to, boards, pp. 32. Quebec: Privately $3.50 Printed, 1909. 506 Strong, Caleb. Speech of the Governor of Mass., Oct. 16th, 1812, with Documents. 8vo, uncut, pp. 36. Boston, 1812. $1.00 507 Thomas, R. The Glory of America comprising Memoirs of some of the Distinguished Officers engaged in the Late War with Great Britain. Woodcuts. 12mo, old calf, pp. 575. $2.50 New York, 1836. 508 Treaties between Great Britain and the United States, 1783-1814, with Mr. Monroe's Letter to the Secretary of State. 8vo, half roan, uncut, pp. 47. Troy, 1815. $3.50 509 Van Buren. Mr. Van Buren. and the War (of 1812). Albany Argus Extra. 8vo, pp. 9. n. d. $1.50 510 War without Disguise. Relation of Great Britain and Ireland with the United States at Close of 1811 2d edition with Postscript to close of July, 1812. 8vo, unbound, pp. 19. Liverpool, 1812. $2.50 THE AMERICAN INDIANS. Their History, Antiquities, Wars, Captivities, French and Indian War, etc. 511 Allen, L. L. A Thrilling Sketch of the Life of the Distinguished Chief Okah Tubbee Son of Chief Mosholeh Tabbee of the Choctaw Nation. (Yazoo River, Miss., etc.) 12mo, paper. New York, 1848. $5.00 512 American Antiquarian Society. Vol. I. (Hennepin's Louisiana, Johnston's Antiquities of the West, Johnston's Indian Tribes of Ohio). Plates. 8vo, sheets, uncut. Worcester, 1820. $3.50 513 Apess, Wm. Experience of Five Christian Indians of the Pequod Tribe. 8vo, paper, uncut, pp. 47 (water-stained). Boston, 1837. $2.50 514 Apess, William. Indian Nullification of the Unconstitutional Laws of Massachusetts relative to the Marshpee Tribe; or, the pretended Riot explained. Frontispiece. 12mo, cloth, pp. 168. Boston, 1835. $1.50 The author describes himself as "An Indian and Preacher of the Gospel." He was also the author of a Eulogy on King Philip, The Son of the Forest, etc. The Marshpee Indians were apparently the last members of the Pequot tribe. 520 Benson, Egbert. Memoir read before the Historical Society of the State of New York, Dec. 31st, 1816. (The Indian, Dutch and English Names of Localities in the Vicin ity of New York.) 12mo, boards, uncut (broken), pp. 127. Jamaica, 1825. $5.00 This is the second edition, enlarged with notes and is very scarce. 521 Bollaert, William. Antiquarian, Ethnological and other Researches. in New Granada, Equador, Peru, and Chili, with Observations on the monuments of the Peruvian Nations. Map and plates. 8vo, cloth, cloth, uncut, pp. 279. London, 1860. $3.50 He twice visited and examined the monuments in Peru and his book is a cyclopaedia of the records of South American antiquities. 522 Boturini, Benaduce. Idea de una Historia General de la America Septentrional Fundada sobre material copioso de figuras symbolos, cantares y manuscritos de autores Indios ultumamente descubrertos. Portrait and plate. 20 1., pp. 167; Catalog, 4 1., pp. 96. 4to, vellum. Madrid, 1746. $15.00 Writings during eight years' residence in Mexico and a result of a considerable acquaintance with the manners and customs of the Indians. There has been no worthier workman in the field of Mexican antiquities than Boturni; even Lord Kingsborough's name can scarcely be placed so high." Sabin in Murphy Catalogue. 519 Benezet, Anthony. Some Observations on the Situation, Disposition and Character of the Indian Natives of this Continent. 12mo, unBartram, William. Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Flordia, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Choctaws. Portrait, map and plates. 8vo, original calf. Phila., 1791. Fine copy of the original Philadelphia edition. $20.00 "While the author is largely concerned with natural history, the Indians and the white fur traders interest him greatly, and his journal abounds in graphic descriptions of forest life and aboriginal manners. An appendix of 42 pages specifically treats of the persons, manners, customs and government of the tribes visited.' The work is of high value as an original authority upon our southern Indians during the period of the Revolutionary War." Bolton, Edmund. The Elements of Armories. First Edition. Numerous woodcuts of Coats-of-Arms. Large Paper. Small 4to, half green morocco, uncut. London: George Eld, 1610. $25.00 From the Huth Collection and very rare. Contains five pages of commendation and verses by W. Camden, Sir John Beaumont and others. The book is of American interest, as it gives an account, with woodcuts, of various shields with armorial bearings discovered among the American Indians. In form it consists of a dialogue between two knights, Sir Eustace and Sir Amias. 523 (Brackenridge, Henry.) Narratives of the Perils and Sufferings of Dr. Knight and John Slover among the Indians during the Revolutionary War. 8vo, paper, uncut. Cincinnati, 1867. $2.00 A clean and fresh copy. 524 Bradford, Alex. W. American Antiquities and Researches into the Origin and History of the Red Race. 8vo, cloth, pp. 435. New York, 1841. $2.50 In the first part the author sticks closely to facts, and in the second part he draws reasonable conclusions from these facts. 525 Brainerd. Life of John Brainerd the brother of David Brain- 526 Brett, W. H. The Indian Tribes of Guiana, Their Condition and Habits, with Researches into their Past History, Superstitions, Legends, Antiquities, etc. Map and colored plates. 8vo, cloth, pp. 500. London, $3.50 1868. of Red Jacket, Corn Planter and Mary Jemison. Portraits and illustrations. 12mo, wrappers, pp. 96. Privately printed. (Buffalo, 1901.) .75 De 529 Cabrera, Dr. Paul F. scription of the Ruins of an Ancient City discovered in the Kingdom of Guatemala, translated from the Original Manuscript of Capt. Don Antonio del Rio followed by a Critical Investigation into the History of America. 17 plates of Remains. 4to, half morocco, gilt top, pp. 128. London, 1822. $7.50 Account of the famous ruins of Palenque discovered in 1787. 530 Catlin, George. Catalogue Descriptive and Instructive of Catlin's Indian Cartoons. 600 Paintings in Oil with 20,000 full length figures and 25 Paintings of La Salle's Discoveries. 8vo, paper, pp. 99. New York, 1871. $2.50 531 Catlin, George. O-kee-pa. A Religious Ceremony and the Customs of the Mandams. 13 colored plates. 8vo, cloth, pp. 52. Phila., 1867. $7.50 The terrible rites here described were practiced until the extinction of this tribe by small pox in 1837. 532 Catlin, George. Last Rambles Amongst the Indians of the Rocky Mountains and the Andes. Illustrated. 12mo, cloth, pp. 351. Edinburgh, n. d. $2.50 528 Brush, E. H. Iroquois, Past and Present, including brief sketches Catlin, George. Illustrations of the Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians with Letters and Notes written during eight years of Travel and Adventures among the Wildest and Most Remarkable Tribes now Existing. 360 fine colored engravings from the author's original paintings. 2 vols., 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, 1876. $25.00 Catlin, George. Die Indianer Nord Amerikas. Translated into German by Dr. Heinrich Berghous. 24 fine colored plates. 8vo, morocco, pp. 382. Brussels, 1848. $25.00 A very scarce edition. The plates are reproduced from the Catlin Portfolio. Catlin, George. Illustrations of the Manners, Customs and Conditions of the North American Indians, etc. 360 Illustrations. 9th Edition. vols., 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, 1857. 2 $10.00 An authentic, interesting and valuable work. Future generations must turn to these pages for a record of their peculiar habits, customs, legends, ceremonies, etc., etc. 533 Chauncey, Charles. All Na- and First Book of Kings, pp. 256; tions of the Earth Blessed in Christ. Second Book of Kings, pp. 257-339, A Sermon at the Ordination of Rev. all translated into the Choctaw LanJoseph Bowman to work among the guage (by Alfred Wright). 3 in one Mohawk Indians. Indians on the Western volume. 12mo, leather (binding a Borders of New England. 8vo, un- little worn). New York, 1871. $2.00 bound, pp. 50. Boston, 1762. $7.50 Full of particulars regarding the Mohawk and other tribes. The Books of 538 Choctaw. The Books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, etc., translated into the Choctaw Language (by Rev. Cyrus Byington). 12mo, morocco, gilt, gilt top, pp. 564. New York, 1867. $2.50 The translator was an eminent scholar whose name is inseparably connected with the later history of the Choctaw nation. 539 Church, Benjamin. The History of King Philip's War. With an Introduction and Notes, by Henry M. Dexter. Folding maps. 2 vols., small 4to, half red morocco, gilt tops, uncut. Boston, 1865-67. $10.00 One of 285 copies printed. 540 Church, Thomas. History of King Philip's War, commonly called the Great Indian War of 1675-6. Numerous Notes and Appendix by Saml. G. Drake. 12mo, new half calf, pp. 360. Exeter, 1829. $3.00 Another copy. Plate 541 537 Choctaw. Joshua, Judges and Ruth, pp. 151; lacking. 12mo, old calf. Exeter, 1843. First and Second Books of Samuel $1.00 Charlevoix. Journal of a Voyage to North America undertaken by Order of the French King, containing a Description of Canada with Account of the Customs, Religion, Manners and Traditions of the Original Inhabitants. In a Series of Letters to the Duchess of Lesdignieres. Map. 2 vols., 8vo, calf. London, 1761. $30.00 The accounts of the Indians of Canada, as written by this eminent historian, are among the most authentic which have ever been given us. He was himself a missionary among them; conversant with other learned priests who had spent their lives among the natives, and he had access to a great mass of documents of most unsuspected veracity. His work teems with the most vivid relations of their customs, religious rites and other peculiarities. Colden, Cadwallader. The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada, which are the Barrier between the English and French in that part of the World, with Particular Accounts of their Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws and Government; their Several Battles and Treaties with the European Nations; their War with the other Indians, and a True Account of the Present State of our Trade with them. Map. 8vo, new full sprinkled calf, pp. 204+284. London, 1747. $25.00 An exceedingly fine, tall copy of the second and best edition of this valuable work. The author was made first Surveyor-General of the province in 1718, and in 1761 became Lieut.-Governor. His residence of more than 60 years in New York, his intimate knowledge of Indian life and character, added to his scholarly attainments, enabled him to produce the best history of the province. He also had access to the Minutes of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, which put him in a position to collect much material which had never before appeared in print. 542 Church, Benjamin. The History of the Eastern Expeditions, 16891704, against the Indians and French. (Part 2 of King Philip's War.) Edited by Henry M. Dexter. Map. 4to, paper. Boston, 1867. $2.50 543 Clark, Geo. Rogers. English, Wm. H. Conquest of the Country Northwest of the River Ohio, 177883, and Life of George Rogers Clark. Illustrated. 2 vols., 8vo, cloth. Indianapolis, 1896. $4.00 544 (Clarke, Peter D.) Origin and Traditional History of the Wyandotts and Sketches of other Indian Tribes and Traditional Stories of Te cumseh and his League, 1811-12. 12mo, cloth, pp. 158. Toronto, 1870. $3.00 546 Creek. Buckner, H. F. Grammar of the Maskoke, or Creek Language, to which are prefixed lessons in spelling, reading and defining. 12mo, cloth, pp. 138. Marion, Ala., 1860. $2.50 547 Cummuck, Thomas. Indian Melodies. Harmonized by Thomas Hastings. Oblong boards, pp. 116. New York, 1845. $3.50 "The work, small as it is, has occupied the attention of the author for seven years." 548 Curry, E. S. The Pre-Historic Races of America and other Lands as disclosed thru Indian Traditions. Illustrated. Vol. I. (All published?) 12mo, cloth, pp. 340. $3.00 Christy, Mo., 1903. Printed and bound by the author and his family on their Missouri farm amid great privation. The lithographs were made on stones quarried on the place. 549 Cushman, H. B. History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, pp. 607. Greenville, Texas, 1899. $2.50 Creuxius, P. Francisco. Historiae Canadensis seu Novae-Franciae Libri Fine copy of this rare book. Father Creuxius founded it entirely upon the Jesuit Relations, and it is one of the earliest works on manners and customs of the Indians. The plates are mainly figures of the Indians, but a plate that is lacking in many copies depicts the martyrdom of Fathers Jogues, Laland, Brebeuf and Lallemand, which, although taking place some three years apart, are represented on one plate. It contains the first connected history of the life and explorations of Jean Nicolet. Two editions were issued; the above is a thick paper copy. |