GEORGE
CATLIN BOOK OF AMERICAN INDIANS by Royal Hasrick. First printing 1977. 48 full-page color plates; 120
B&W illustrations. Large format 9” X 12” Hardcover
w/jacket. EXC like-new cond. 208
pp. Biblio. Index. 1 copy $50.00*
THE RESERVATION BLACKFEET,
1882-1945 A Photographic History of Cultural Survival by MT historian Wm. E. Farr.
1984
Many B&W photos. 210 pp. Hardcover w/jacket. EXC UNUSED COND. Biblio.
Index. 1 copy $40.00* 2 copies NO jacket in EXC unused cond. $35.00*
THE NATIVE AMERICANS the
Indigenous People of North America by Colin Taylor. This one is a pristine copy that was part
of a boxed set. Paperback. 256 pp. $20.00
1 copy
INDIAN TRADE GOODS by Arthur Woodward. Oregon
Archaeological Society c. 1965 2nd printing 1967. This is the classic “finest publication on the subject…”.
Later copies omit the photos that make this edition unique. A must for your
library. Paperback. 38pp. $25.00* Only 3
copies
1993 edition-replaces photos with drawings. 47
pp. $15.00* 1 copy
THE SCRIVER BLACKFOOT
COLLECTION Repatriation of Canada’s Heritage Provincial Museum, Edmonton Alberta Tells the story of acquisition of
the collection. Articles by experts ie; Hugh Dempsey, Richard Conn. etc, 80
photo plates. Paperback. EXC cond. 136 pp.$35.00*
The
most sought after & scarce book on Plains Indians-
THE BLACKFEET Artists of the Northern Plains by Bob Scriver of Browning MT. FIRST
EDITION 2nd Printing, Lowell Press 1990 He was a famous
sculptor & collTector of the 1500 items pictured in this fabulous book, including
controversial close-up photos of his opened medicine bundles. Hardcover
w/jacket. 406 color plates, 320 pp. 9” X 12”. UNOPENED. RARE *sealed in
plastic-new copy PRICE
NOW REDUCED TO $450.00*
THE BLACKFEET
Artists of the Northern Plains by Bob Scriver of Browning MT. FIRST EDITION 2nd
Printing, Lowell Press 1990. See above description. Worn cover-interior excellent.
(Store display copy) A BARGAIN AT
$200.00*
PEOPLE OF THE FIRST MAN
The Firsthand Account of Prince Maximilian’s Expedition Up the Missouri
River, 1833-34 E.P.
Dutton & Co., 1976. This is the earliest printing of this book. The daily accounts of Maximilian’s
travels accompanied by the incredible watercolors of his artist companion, Karl
Bodmer. Large 10.5” X 12” format. 256 pp. Hard to find. Hardcover w/jacket. Pristine
in original box only 1 copy left @ $125.00*
Promontory
Press,1982. 1 copy jacket slight shelf
wear-interior very good $75.00*
AMERICAN
INDIAN ART by
Norman Feder. Abrams Publ. c. 1965. Written when Mr. Feder
was the curator of American Indian Art at the Denver Art Museum. This is the
CLASSIC first large format
book to recognize the varying arts of the American Indians as true art. 448 pp.
of great color photos & descriptions of fine artifacts. 11” X 11.5”. 1982
edition. (compared to ’95 ed.has heavier paper stock) MINT CONDITION- sealed in
original paper wrapper ONLY $125.00
THE
GREEN COLLECTION OF AMERICAN INDIAN ART Parke-Bernet Gallery Sale #3271, 19
Nov 1971 This
is the historic catalog that set a precedent establishing Indian artifacts as
“ART”. Superb baskets & Plains Indian art; weapons, garments, bags,
horse gear, etc. Several color
plates, B&W. 9 X 9”. Paperback. 96 pp. 2 copies $25.00 Pristine new condition.
TRADE
ORNAMENT USAGE Among the Native Peoples of Canada by Karlis Karklins National
Park Service Canada, 1992 Complete range of ornaments in chronological order as used by 7 major
tribes incl. jewelry, wampum, utilitarian objects. 133 B & W photos, maps
& drawings. 20 full-color plates. 244 pp. 8.5”X 11”. Like-new condition.
Paperback. 2 copies $55.00
American Indian Basketry Magazine by John Gogol (ceased publication Dec. 1985)
Postage will be added NOTE:Vol. 1 & 2 are no
longer available #3-Twined
Basketry of W. WA, part 1; #4-Part
2
#5-Col.
R. Photos & Papago Basketry #6-Alaskan Basketry@.$15.00
#7-Pima
Basketry
#8-Miwok/Shasta
Basketry #9-Pomo/Wintun Basketry
#10-Klamath/Modoc/Shasta
Basketry
#11-Papago, Pomo, Ojibwa
Basketry #12-Washoe Basketry
#13-Miwok
Basketry #14-Arts of W. Ore. Tribes #15-N.W.
Indian Basketry #16-Amer. Indian
Art
$17-Potawotami
Basketry
#18- Col. R &
Plateau Beadwork (popular issue)
$10.00 each
#19-Panamint,
Shoshone & Hopi Basketry #20-Cowlitz & Wasco/Wishram Basketry $15.00 each
NATIVE
AMERICANS The
Art & Travels of Charles Bird King, George Catlin & Karl Bodmer by Rbt. J. Moore, Nat. Park
Service historian. Sensational large format (10.25" X 14.25"). Over
300 incredible color plates of these famous early 19th century paintings. This
book was originally published at $60.00. Hard cover w/jacket. 280 pp. Map,
biblio. $30.00*
THE SACRED PIPESTONE QUARRIES Coteau Heritage, Journal of
Pipestone Co Historical Society,
1989 10 exclusive articles incl. one by Pres Herbert Hoover.
32 jam-packed pages with history, geology, & Native American significance.
B&W photos, maps drawings & diagrams. 8.5 X 11” ONLY $10.00* postage $2.00 US
WILDERNESS KINGDOM The
Journals & Paintings of Father Nicolas Point Indian Life in the Rocky Mountains 1840-47. The journals include explicit
descriptions of hunting, war parties, trade sessions, dances, clothing, etc.
You will be amazed at the documented parfleches, weapons, etc. in the hands of
Flathead, Blackfeet & Coeur d’Alenes in 1840. 232 paintings are in
full-color, a must for every library. Large 9” X 12” format. Hardcover w/dust
jacket. $45.00* 4 used copies
BLACKFEET
INDIANS 1995
Reprint of the 1935 edition. 50 full-page color portraits by well-known artist Winold Reiss, from
his time w/the Blackfeet painting portraits for the G.N. Railroad. 10 p essay
by Frank Linderman. 70 pp. 9” X 12” Hardcover w/jacket. Exc. new cond. 2 copies. @ $35
FOUR WINDS GUIDE TO INDIAN
TRADE GOODS & REPLICAS by Preston E. Miller & Carolyn Corey Schiffer Publ. 1998 This is our first book on the
subject; also includes stone relics, ethnographic pieces, military goods of the
Indian Wars, frontier goods, & photos. These are the only copies we’ve
found since it went out of print. 192 pp. 800+ all color photos. 8.5 X 11”.
Very hard to find! 1 copy like new @$95
NATIVE AMERICAN ART in the
Denver Art Museum by Richard Conn,
curator. 1979.
Hard to find title. Survey of
all cultures in large photos. This catalog contributed to the 1970’s new
concept of “the discovery of
Native Art” described by Conn. 500 plates (100 in color). 351 pp. Cloth,
embossed hard cover/no jacket. 1 exc. copy $65.00 1 copy scratched cover $60.00
WITH ONE SKY ABOVE US by M. Gidley, G.P. Putnam & Sons, c. 1979.
Based on photos & letters of Dr. Edward Latham, Indian Agency Physician on
the Colville Reservation at the turn of the century. 93 great photos w/lots of
Indian folks wearing their best outfits. Exc. cond. hardcover $45.00*
MURALS IN THE ROUND
Painted Tipis of the Kiowa & Kiowa-Apache Indians by John C. Ewers. 1978 Exhibition catalog. Gvt. Printing Office. Tipi models made for James
Mooney in the late 19th C.
Numerous full-color photos. Old photos of the original Indian owners
& history of each tipi. 55 pp. 8.5 X 11 paperback. New condition 2
copies @$25.00*
PAINTED TIPIS by
Contemporary Plains Indian Artists 1973 Exhibition Catalog from So. Plains Indian Museum. Gvt. Printing Office. 14 B&W photos erecting
Blackfeet tipi. 15 Blackfeet full page color drawings & B&W photos. 12
full-page color photos tipis &
more! Hard to find early title! 80 pp. 8” X 9.5”. Exc. unused cond. 2 copies
@$35.00
STUDIES IN AMERICAN INDIAN
ART A Memorial Tribute to Norman Feder Collection of essays about his accomplishments by
notable experts. Worthwhile just for Bill Holm’s article, Quill-wrapped
Horsehair w/many color artifact
examples. 208 pp. 146 illus. 84 color. 8.25 X 11”. P.back. 1 copy @$75.00* Exc. unused cond.
MONEY of the AMERICAN INDIANS
by Don Taxay, Nummus Press 1970. This is the 1st & only book to offer a
comprehensive study of aboriginal American currency. Various monetary forms of
the American Indian described & illustrated. 158 pp. 9.5” X 6.5”. H.back w/jacket. Exc. cond
3 copies@ $25.00 3 copies never used w/scuffed jackets $20.00
PORTRAITS OF THE RACES Art
Has No Prejudice1986 Winold Reiss
Exhibition Catalog for CM Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT. Full-page color paintings, many not found in other
publications. Blackfeet Indians, artifacts, etc. 8.5” X 11”. 56 pp. new
cond. $24.00 unlimited copies
WINTER COUNT A History of
the Blackfoot People by Paul M.
Raczka 1979 Friesen. Jam packed
w/photos, diagrams, symbols & historic info. about the Peigan tribe all the
way back to 1764. 6” X 9”. 96 pp. $24.00 unlimited copies-brand new cond.
SACRED ENCOUNTERS Father
DeSmet & the Indians of the Rocky Mountain West by Jackie Peterson. Catalog of the 1993 traveling
exhibition. Documents the 1830’s
Catholic-Flathead contact thru drawings & artifacts. Over 200 color plates
of documented early 19th C. objects most never published. P.back.
11” X 10” 194 pp. Biblio & index. $40.00 1 copy exc. used cond.
KOPET, A Documentary
Narrative of Chief Joseph’s Last Years
by M. Gridley, c. 1981.
Photographs, letters & newspaper accounts of the time are used to describe
Chief Joseph & his fight for the tribal land of the Wallowa Valley in
Oregon Territory & against the confinement on a reservation. The photos are
great. Paperback. 8.5” X 11”, 109 pp. Like new 3
copies each $25.00
PLEASING
THE SPIRITS A Catalog of a Collection of American Indian Art by
Douglas C. Ewing, Ghylen Press, 1982. This is a wonderful classic coffee table
book with photos of artifacts on almost every page; beadwork, quillwork, rugs, baskets & ethnographic
articles. Hardcover w/jacket. 27 color/479 B&W of choice collectibles. 9” X
11”. 399 pp. 2
copies Like new cond. $110.00
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