{"title":"North American Indians","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"exceptional-original-d-f-barry-albumin-photograph-cabinet-card-of-crow-indian-white-bear","title":"Exceptional Original D. F. Barry Albumen Photograph Cabinet Card of Crow Indian, White Bear","description":"(Barry, D. F.) EXCEPTIONAL ORIGINAL D. F. BARRY ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH CABINET CARD OF CROW INDIAN, WHITE BEAR. West Superior, Wis.: D. F. Barry, Photographer, circa 1890. An exceptionally clear studio albumin photograph measuring 3-13\/16\" x 5-1\/2\" on original D. F. Barry studio mount measuring 4-1\/4\" x 6-7\/8\" depicting  Crow Indian, White Bear, in a seated portrait, wearing a patterned fabric shirt and adorned with his shell jewelry and a single feather in his unbraided hair; 1\/8\" long scratch at upper left edge of photograph; contemporary printed caption label affixed to lower margin of mount. The condition of the cabinet card is VERY FINE. Only two copies located on OCLC\/WorldCat (Denver Public Library and Montana Historical Society Library). Note: The original glass negative of this image is held by the Denver Public Library. The title \"White Bear, Crow\" is penciled on the glass; copy photo negative in same library has been cropped removing the title. RARE #001032","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40764284698773,"sku":"001032","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/whitebear.01.20210214.jpg?v=1628218919"},{"product_id":"albumen-photograph-of-a-young-kaw-woman-and-her-papoose-by-j-b-drake-ponca-city-oklahoma-territory-circa-1890","title":"Albumen Photograph of a Young Kaw Woman and her Papoose, by J. B. Drake, Ponka City, Oklahoma Territory, circa 1890","description":"(American Indian Interest) ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH OF A YOUNG KAW WOMAN AND HER PAPOOSE, BY J. B. DRAKE, PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, CIRCA 1890. Ponca City: J. B. Drake, circa 1890. Albumen photograph, measuring 3-7\/8\" x 5-7\/8\", on card mount, measuring 6-1\/2\" x 8-1\/2\", with decorative border designs printed in brown, and \"Drake, Ground Floor Studio, Ponca City, O. T.\" printed in brown to mount verso, and \"Kaw squaw and papoosie\" written in pencil to same; mount slightly age-tanned and lightly soiled, with upper left hand corner partially creased and upper right hand corner slightly worn; photograph is in excellent condition. The condition of the photograph is NEAR FINE. RARE \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The Kaw tribe (or Kanza, or Kansa) were the predominant tribe by the mid-18th century in what became the state to which they gave their name. Treaties made with the United States government in 1825, 1846 and 1859 resulted in disease and starvation for the Kaws. Tribal population declined from several thousand to 553 in 1872 when they were moved to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma). By 1890, the Kaw population was just 194. The Kaw Nation has survived adversity and today is a federally-recognized self-governing tribe of more than 3,100 tribal members. Administrative headquarters are in Kaw City, Oklahoma;\" Kansas Historical Society. #001081","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41026619670677,"sku":"001081","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/drakekawandpapoose.01.20210903.jpg?v=1630691456"},{"product_id":"buffalo-bills-wild-west-and-congress-of-rough-riders-of-the-world-historical-sketches-and-programme","title":"Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. Historical Sketches and Programme.","description":"(Wild West Shows) BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST AND CONGRESS OF ROUGH RIDERS OF THE WORLD. HISTORICAL SKETCHES AND PROGRAMME. [New York City]: J. \u0026amp; H. Mayer, Publishers of Official Programme and Book of Historical Sketches, (1901). FIRST EDITION. 8vo - 9-7\/16\" x 7-5\/16\". Staple-bound color pictorial paper wrappers with a short tear and tiny touches of wear to the tail of spine for what is otherwise a brilliant near pristine copy of the book. [14], [3]-64, [8] pp. The first four pages are tipped in, containing advertising matter from Illinois businesses. The book contains the \"Official Programme\" for the 1901 season of \"Buffalo Bill's\" Wild West Show which entailed amazingly, twenty-one separate acts or events! The majority of the book is devoted to \"Historical Sketches.\" These start with an essay titled Hon. W. F. Cody - (\"Buffalo Bill\"); additional sketches include: Johnnie Baker - The Young Marksman, Annie Oakley, The Rifle as an Aid to Civilization, Origin of the Name \"Rough Riders,\" etc.; advertisements include those for: Pure Quaker Oats, Pond's Extract, H. \u0026amp; R. Firearms, Winchester Rifles and Ammunition, etc.; illustrated throughout with black and white drawings and photographs. The condition of the book is FINE. Only one copy located on OCLC\/WorldCat (Yale University Library). EXCEEDINGLY RARE; especially in such nice condition. #000934","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41435907621013,"sku":"000934","price":1575.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/1901buffalobillprogram0120200509.jpg?v=1636515334"},{"product_id":"antique-stereograph-stereoview-754-shoshone-indians-at-corinne-utah-eadweard-muybridge-photographer","title":"Antique Stereograph (Stereoview) \"754 - Shoshone Indians at Corinne, [Utah],\" Eadweard Muybridge, Photographer","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Native American Interest) (Photographs: Albumen) (Photographs: Native American) ANTIQUE STEREOGRAPH (STEREOVIEW) \"754 - SHOSHONE INDIANS AT CORINNE, [UTAH],\" EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE, PHOTOGRAPHER. San Francisco: Bradley \u0026amp; Rulofson, circa 1872. FIRST EDITION. Pair of albumen photographs measuring 2-15\/16\" x 3-1\/16\" each, on original publisher's yellow card mount measuring 3-3\/8\" x 6-7\/8\" with series title, image title, photographer's name and publisher's name all printed in the margins on mount recto, and with an extensive list of the various series of \"Photographic Illustrations of the Pacific Coast\" as photographed by Eadweard Muybridge and published by Bradley \u0026amp; Rulofson. The present stereoview is No. 754 from Muybridge's \"Central Pacific Railroad\" series, and is an outdoor portrait of five Shoshone Indians all wrapped in blankets, the central figure with bow and arrow pointed straight at the camera; railroad boxcars can be seen in the background; photographs with very minor toning; mount verso with minor fading along edges but virtually no wear to either mount or photographs. The condition of the stereograph is EXCELLENT (9\/10). Only one copy located on OCLC\/WorldCat (California Historical Society). RARE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: Graded on a 10 point grading scale used for prints and original works of art. 10\/10 - Mint; No damage to the print surface. 9\/10 - Excellent; Mild condition issues that are barely perceptible to the naked eye. 8\/10 - Very Fine; Mild or moderate condition issues visible under very close inspection or under raking light. 7\/10 - Fine; Mild or moderate condition issues that attract the eye under gallery lighting conditions. 6\/10 - Very Good; Moderate or mild condition issues that attract the eye under normal viewing conditions. 5\/10 - Good; Moderate or severe issues that attract the eye under normal viewing conditions and disrupt the image. 4\/10 - Fair; Moderate or severe condition issues that are immediately apparent and significantly detract from the overall look of the work. 3\/10 - Poor; Work has severe condition issues and some may be beyond repair. 2\/10 - Very Poor; Work has significant severe condition issues and beyond repair. 1\/10 - Unsellable; Work is not suitable for resale. # 001131\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42428071968917,"sku":"001131","price":3750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/shoshoneindians.01.20220522.jpg?v=1655582026"},{"product_id":"rare-circa-1880-albumen-photograph-stereograph-stereoview-featuring-five-ute-chiefs-titled-in-the-negative-331-the-late-ute-chief-ouray-staff","title":"Rare Circa 1880 Albumen Photograph \"Stereograph\" (\"Stereoview\") Featuring Ute Chiefs Titled in the Negative, \"331 The Late Ute Chief Ouray \u0026 ...","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Native American Interest) (Photographs: Albumen) (Photographs: Native American) RARE CIRCA 1880 ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH \"STEREOGRAPH\" (\"STEREOVIEW\") FEATURING FIVE UTE CHIEFS TITLED IN THE NEGATIVE, \"331 THE LATE UTE CHIEF OURAY \u0026amp; STAFF.\" Central City, Colo.: Chas. Weitfle, circa 1880. Two 3\" x 3-3\/4\" albumen photographs on a 7\" x 3-15\/16\" Weitfle's gray card mount; mount verso with \"Weitfle's \/ Stereoscopic Views of Colorado Scenery \/ Published and for sale wholesale and retail by Chas. Weitfle, Central City Colo. . . .\" The history of this photograph is not as straight forward as one might assume appearing here on a Weitfle mount. Although published here by the photographer Chas. Weitfle, this photograph had previously been published by J. Thurlow of Manitou, Colorado. In particular, Thurlow's published stereoview was labeled \"From Hayden's Survey - No. 129. Ute Chiefs - Warency, Chavano, Ancatosh, Ouray, Guerro.\" How Weitfle obtained the photograph is well documented. \"According to the records of his estate, James Thurlow's 250 glass plate negatives were bought by Charles Weitfle.\" Stereo World Vol. 10, No. 6, p. 6. A Rocky Mountain News article from 1883 \"states that Weitfle had paid Mrs. Thurlow $1,250 for the negatives.\" ibid. Another wrinkle in the story of this photograph is that although Thurlow had titled this image \"From Hayden's Survey,\" Thurlow was not on that survey. The actual photographer on Hayden's survey was William Henry Jackson. How the photograph was acquired by Thurlow appears to lost to history. \"However, proper attribution can be made. A negative of the image 'No. 129. Ute Chiefs - Warency, Chavano, Ancatosh, Ouray, Guerro.' is on file at the Smithsonian; the negative jacket is labeled in pencil 'Negative by W. G. Chamberlain, Denver, Col. 1872.'\" ibid., p. 10; one caveat to this is that there remains a question as to whether this is actually Chamberlain's photograph, or if it was W. H. Jackson's photograph that is credited to Chamberlain, as the image was taken at a time when the two men were working together, and Jackson was the actual photographer on Hayden's surveys. One final note on this \"stereoview\": Thurlow's Indian views (Nos. 129-134) are all non-stereoscopic, but rather two exact images placed side by side on a stereoview mount, i.e., this \"stereoview\" will not form a stereoscopic image when viewed through a stereoscope; photographs with minor toning and spotting; card mount with minor edge wear and spotting. The condition of the \"stereoview\" is FINE (7\/10). RARE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: Graded on a 10 point grading scale used for prints and original works of art. 10\/10 - Mint; No damage to the print surface. 9\/10 - Excellent; Mild condition issues that are barely perceptible to the naked eye. 8\/10 - Very Fine; Mild or moderate condition issues visible under very close inspection or under raking light. 7\/10 - Fine; Mild or moderate condition issues that attract the eye under gallery lighting conditions. 6\/10 - Very Good; Moderate or mild condition issues that attract the eye under normal viewing conditions. 5\/10 - Good; Moderate or severe issues that attract the eye under normal viewing conditions and disrupt the image. 4\/10 - Fair; Moderate or severe condition issues that are immediately apparent and significantly detract from the overall look of the work. 3\/10 - Poor; Work has severe condition issues and some may be beyond repair. 2\/10 - Very Poor; Work has significant severe condition issues and beyond repair. 1\/10 - Unsellable; Work is not suitable for resale. # 001132\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42428114567317,"sku":"001132","price":775.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/latechiefouray.01.20220522.jpg?v=1655583104"},{"product_id":"red-folk-and-wild-folk","title":"Red Folk and Wild Folk","description":"(Deming, Edwin Willard) illustrator. RED FOLK AND WILD FOLK; with numerous full-page colour-plates after paintings in water-colour together with illustrations in black and white by Edwin Willard Deming; and with Indian folk-lore stories for children by Therese O. Deming. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, (1902). FIRST EDITION; published in September, 1902. 4to - 10-1\/4\" x 8-1\/16\". Yellow-orange pictorial cloth covered boards with lettering stamped in white, decoration stamped in brown, gray and white, and a sepia-toned circular paste-label to front cover with the slightest touches of rubbing to the two lower fore edge corners for what is a bright, clean copy of the book. Plain endpapers. [52] pp., [12] leaves of color plates. The book contains twelve Indian folklore stories for children; illustrated with twelve color plates and numerous black and white drawings within text. The condition of the book is FINE. # 000755","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43223003922581,"sku":"000755","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/redfolkandwildfolk0111302018.jpg?v=1675637271"},{"product_id":"daniel-boone-historic-adventures-of-an-american-hunter-among-the-indians","title":"Daniel Boone: Historic Adventures of an American Hunter Among the Indians","description":"(Rojankovsky, Feodor) illustrator. DANIEL BOONE: HISTORIC ADVENTURES OF AN AMERICAN HUNTER AMONG THE INDIANS; lithographs in colour by Fedor Rojankovsky; edited by Ester Averill and Lila Stanley. Paris: Domino Press, [1931]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Folio - 14-3\/8\" x 11-7\/16\". Blue cloth backed color pictorial paper covered boards in pristine condition with nary a flaw to be seen for what is a magnificent copy of the book. Original publisher's glassine dust wrapper with a small chip at tail of spine, a larger chip to lower fore edge corner of front panel and front flap, and minor fraying to top and bottom edges of rear panel for what is a lovely example of the original dust wrapper. [16] pp. The story of Daniel Boone: backwoodsman, hunter, pathfinder, pioneer, scout and soldier vividly illustrated on every page with bright colorful lithographs by Rojankovsky; internally the book is without flaw. This book was the first published work of Ester Averill's Paris based Domino Press; it was also the first children's book Rojankovsky illustrated. The condition of the book is FINE.  The condition of the dust wrapper is NEAR FINE. This is a stunning copy of the book, being in near mint condition both inside and out. # 000870","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43295389974677,"sku":"000870","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/danielboone0120191110.jpg?v=1678474214"},{"product_id":"buffalo-bills-wild-west-drawings-from-life-by-charles-henckel","title":"Buffalo Bill's Wild West: Drawings from Life by Charles Henckel","description":"(Wild West) BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST: DRAWINGS FROM LIFE BY CHARLES HENCKEL. Munchen: Bruckmann'sche Buchdruckerei, [1891]. FIRST EDITION. Oblong 16mo - 4-15\/16\" x 6-13\/16\". Red cloth covered boards with large paste-ons to both covers; the front one printed in black and red ink with decorative lettering and an illustration of Buffalo Bill on his horse is age darkened with light touches of rubbing, the back one printed in black with illustration of Indian artifacts with soiling and two small edge chips; board corners with minute touches of rubbing for what is a very nice copy of this notoriously fragile title.[11] leaves of plates, [1] pp. Printed on a continuous strip of paper folded accordion style with the first plate glued to the inside of front cover, the others free as issued; one fold split with old cello tape repair. The book contains eleven beautiful full color plates, captioned in English, French and German, after scenes from Buffalo Bill's Wild West show including one with portraits of Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and Black Heart, Indian Chief (plate 11). The condition of the book is VERY GOOD. SCARCE in collectible condition. # 000714","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43344867229845,"sku":"","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/buffalobillswildwest0110062018.jpg?v=1680280694"},{"product_id":"buffalo-bills-wild-west-combined-with-pawnee-bills-great-far-east-magazine-of-wonders-daily-review","title":"Buffalo Bill's Wild West Combined with Pawnee Bill's Great Far East. Magazine of Wonders \u0026 Daily Review","description":"(Wild West) BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST COMBINED WITH PAWNEE BILL'S GREAT FAR EAST. MAGAZINE OF WONDERS \u0026amp; DAILY REVIEW. [Buffalo, New York]: Courier Co. of Buffalo, [1909]. FIRST EDITION. 8vo - 9-9\/16\" x 7-1\/4\". Staple bound color pictorial glazed paper wrappers with the slightest touches of edge wear and a single closed tear measuring 3\/8\" on the bottom edge of the front cover for what is otherwise a brilliant, near pristine copy of the book. [60] pp. including wrappers. This is a stated first edition program for the inauguration of the 1909 American tour. This tour began with a three week engagement in New York City's Madison Square Garden with shows being performed twice a day. The first eight pages are the actual program of the show; the remaining pages contain essays on famous men, i.e. Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill, testimonials to Buffalo Bill's valor and additional essays on various topics concerning important aspects of the Wild West, e.g. History of the Wild West, The Story of the Battle of Summit Springs and Skirmish at Elephant Rock, Football Playing Horses, Passing of the American Indian and The American Cowboy. The book is illustrated throughout in black and white; interesting advertisements throughout including ads for Winchester Rifles, Iver Johnson Revolvers, Stetson Hats, Cracker Jacks, Pierce Arrow Motor Cars and Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. All in all, this is an exceptional copy of the book. The condition of the book is FINE. One copy each of the fourth, eighth and ninth editions but no copies of the first edition located on OCLC\/WorldCat. EXCEEDINGLY RARE, especially in such nice condition. # 000717","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43346185584789,"sku":"000717","price":1675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/buffalobillspawneebills0110062018.jpg?v=1680371426"},{"product_id":"two-exceptional-original-d-f-barry-silver-gelatin-photographs-depicting-sioux-indian-burial-scenes-along-with-the-original-als-from-barry-to-the","title":"Two Exceptional Original D. F. Barry Silver Gelatin Photographs Depicting Sioux Indian Burial Scenes Along With the Original ALS From Barry to the ...","description":"(Barry, D. F.) TWO EXCEPTIONAL ORIGINAL D. F. BARRY SILVER GELATIN PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING SIOUX INDIAN BURIAL SCENES ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL ALS FROM BARRY TO THE RECIPIENT OF THE PHOTOS DESCRIBING HOW HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE THESE PICTURES (3 ITEMS). Superior, Wisconsin: D. F. Barry Photographer, 1884, (printed later). Two photographs, 6\" x 8\" (sight), matted to 8-1\/4\" x 12-3\/4\", with \"BARRY\" blind-stamp to lower right of both photographs and both mats, housed in original still card D. F. Barry portfolio with printed studio label reading: \"D. F. Barry \/ Photographs of All Noted \/ Indian Chiefs \/ Photographer \/ 1312 Tower Ave. \/ Superior, Wisconsin\" to upper left of back panel, and pencil inscription reading \"Dead Indians \/ Sioux\" written by Barry to upper right. The first photo features two trees with branches holding platforms upon which are dead bodies draped in cloth. The second features a burial scaffold in foreground holding aloft several dead bodies wrapped in cloth, and a tepee in the background which has had its canvas blown away, in which \"is buried a Chief and his sons\" per Barry in a letter sent to the recipient of these photographs (a copy of which will be included with this offering); photographs with toning and very light, minimal spotting; portfolio in lovely condition with one small area of what appears to be adhesive residue to upper right hand corner of back panel. Also included with this lot is a [2] pp., 8-1\/2\" x 11\", ALS from D. F. Barry (1854-1934) dated \"30th Aug 1929\" on two sheets of printed D. F. Barry stationery to \"Mr. R. S. Ellison. Casper, Wyo\" as follows in its entirety: \"Dear Mr. Ellison. I have your letter with check for $2.50 for which I thank you. Regarding the dead Indians, the ones in the trees, taken 1884, in June, I think - near the Grand River, South Dak - the ones burried [sic] on the scaffold - taken South West from Standing Rock Agency - North Dak - taken on the same day. I went expressley [sic] to get these two pictures - I hired a team - and was guided to the spot - never done for a Sioux to have caught me doing that. I never showed those photos at the agency to any one. At old Fort Union - north of Fort Buford - on the Montana line - [illegible] - good ones. The Indians camp close by - I was all set - they rushed at me - and drove me a way - before I had a chance to fire - always careful not to do things that would displease them. Chances and hard work getting my collection. Sincereley [sic] yours \/ D. F. Barry\" The condition of the photographs, the mats and the portfolio is NEAR FINE. The condition of the letter is FINE. Only four institution located on OCLC\/WorldCat with similar photographs in their collection (Denver Public Library: Central Library; Library of Congress; Montana Historical Society Library; and Yale University Library). A RARE AND UNIQUE OFFERING. # 000967","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43493457002645,"sku":"000967","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/files\/deadindians.01.20200907.jpg?v=1686970849"},{"product_id":"buffalo-bills-wild-west-americas-national-entertainment-led-by-the-famed-scout-and-guide-buffalo-bill-hon-w-f-cody-capt-a-h-bogardus","title":"Buffalo Bill's Wild West America's National Entertainment: Led by the Famed Scout and Guide, Buffalo Bill (Hon. W. F. Cody), Capt. A. H. 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Original color pictorial paper wrappers with depictions of Buffalo Bill in action to both front and back wrappers and titles printed in black to front wrapper with no signs of handling or wear for what is an amazingly well preserved copy of the book. [32] pp.; illustrations, portraits. This is considered to be the earliest program for Buffalo Bill's Wild West which launched in the spring of 1883. From the \"Salutatory\" or forward of the book by General Manager John M. Burke dated North Platte, Neb., March 1, 1884: \"Hon. William F. Cody ('Buffalo Bill') ... has organized a large combination that, in its several aspects, will illustrate life as it is witnessed on the plains: ... the performance, while in no wise partaking of the nature of a 'circus,' will be at once new, startling, and instructive.\" The book contains biographies of all the main participants, as well as general topics of interest, e.g., The Hunt of the Bison; A Historical Coach of the Deadwood Line; and Cody's Famous Ride, 355 Miles in 58 Hours, Through a Hostile Country; black and white illustrations throughout, both full page and within text; internally the book is fine. The condition of the book is FINE. An unusually fresh copy of this SCARCE FIRST PROGRAM of Buffalo Bill's Wild West; RARE in such pristine condition. # 001238\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45382306824341,"sku":"","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/files\/buffalo_bill_s_wild_west_01_20240908.jpg?v=1725829045"},{"product_id":"1737-espinosa-peregrino-septentrional-atlante-texas-uncensored","title":"El Peregrino Septentrional Atlante: Delineado en la Vida del Venerable Padre F. Antonio Margil de Jesus, ...","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e(Texas) Espinosa, Isidro Felix de. El Peregrino Septentrional Atlante: Delineado en la Vida del Venerable Padre F. Antonio Margil de Jesus, .... Mexico: Por Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, 1737. FIRST EDITION.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e8vo - 8\" x 5-7\/8\". [38], 456, [4] pp., plus [1] full-page leaf of plates. Bound in contemporary Spanish limp vellum with original leather ties intact; title and geometric decoration executed in contemporary manuscript to the spine panel. Text-block edges stained red. Title page printed in red and black within a typographical ornamental border. Illustrated with a full-page woodcut dedication to St. Antonio de Padua, repeating woodcut head- and tail-pieces, and text arranged in two columns within single-line typographical borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eThe structural and surface condition of the volume is \u003cstrong\u003eFINE\u003c\/strong\u003e. The contemporary vellum binding remains supple and securely attached. Internal defects are restricted to a minor loss at the lower fore-edge corner of the front free endpaper and a similar small corner loss on leaves 71-72, neither affecting the text matrix. The text block is crisp, bright, and free of typical colonial foxing or worming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eProvenance: From the distinguished library of Dr. John Talbot Gernon, with his gilt-stamped morocco bookplate affixed to the front pastedown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eFranciscan Missiology, Texas Foundations, and Inquisition Censorship\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eThis work stands as the definitive contemporary biography of the venerable Franciscan missionary Father Antonio Margil de Jesús (1657–1726), a monumental figure in the spiritual and political expansion of New Spain. Compiled by his fellow Franciscan and travel companion, Father Isidro Félix de Espinosa, the narrative draws directly upon first-hand observations made during their joint expedition into the internal provinces between 1716 and 1719. Chapters 22 through 24 provide crucial primary accounts of the permanent re-establishment of Spanish authority in East Texas, documenting the founding of missions among the Hasinai Caddo, including Nuestra Señora de los Dolores and San Miguel de los Adaes, which served as strategic buffers against French encroachment from Louisiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eThis specific copy represents a highly significant, \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"52\"\u003euncensored survival\u003c\/b\u003e of the first edition. Shortly after publication by Joseph Bernardo de Hogal in 1737, the Holy Office of the Inquisition objected to passage variants on pages 426 and 427, which invoked the name and imagery of the apocalyptic angel Uriel—a figure external to the canonical Roman Catholic tradition. Consequently, the vast majority of extant copies in commerce and institutional holdings feature these pages heavily defaced, excised, or systematically blacked out by contemporary ink. In this copy, the text remains entirely unmarred and readable in its original, unaltered state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003eBibliographic Status, Census, and Scarcity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"18\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEl Peregrino Septentrional Atlante\u003c\/i\u003e is a recognized keystone of borderlands bibliography. It is designated as a foundational text across all standard references of Western Americana, cited as \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"18\" data-index-in-node=\"191\"\u003eFifty Texas Rarities No. 5\u003c\/b\u003e; Thomas W. 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This duplicate survival constitutes a critical preservation of eighteenth-century Mexican typography and early colonial Texas history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"20\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"20\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA MAGNIFICENT, STRUCTURALLY COMPLETE FIRST EDITION COPY IN ITS CONTEMPORARY VELLUM BINDING, PRESERVING THE CENSOR-PRONE TEXT UNTOUCHED, FORMING A REQUISITE ARTIFACT FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH COLLECTIONS IN COLONIAL MEXICANA AND NORTH AMERICAN MISSIONARY HISTORY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"20\"\u003e# 001251\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46128269557909,"sku":"","price":16000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/files\/el_peregrino_01_20250619.jpg?v=1750439351"},{"product_id":"1872-custer-chief-spotted-tail-stereoview-eaton-k158","title":"Antique Stereograph (Stereoview) Titled \"No. 6. 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This high-profile international event brought together an extraordinary convergence of western figures, including Buffalo Bill Cody, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, and a prominent contingent of Brulé Lakota Sioux led by Chief Spotted Tail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003eThe composition features Custer seated in front of the Grand Duke's imperial mess tent, his sporting rifle propped by his side and steadied with his left hand. Standing immediately adjacent to him is Chief Spotted Tail, dressed in traditional regalia. In the background, secondary military and tribal tents complete the encampment. The hunt featured a series of competitive buffalo runs, followed by a formal powwow and war dance staged by the Sioux for the Russian delegation. This event represents one of the final peaceful diplomatic intersections between the U.S. military command and the Lakota leadership prior to the total collapse of relations and the transition to open warfare across the northern plains later in the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"20\"\u003eIconographic Documentation, Literature, and Absolute Scarcity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"21\"\u003eThis specific specimen occupies a celebrated position in Custer bibliography and iconographic study. It is the exact underlying copy pictured in the definitive reference text by D. Mark Katz, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"21\" data-index-in-node=\"192\"\u003eCuster in Photographs\u003c\/i\u003e (New York: Bonanza Books, 1990, p. 140), where it is formally cataloged and designated as entry \u003cstrong\u003eK-158\u003c\/strong\u003e. At the time of publication, Katz specifically cited this exact piece as an \"unpublished stereoview, courtesy of William M. 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A pair of 3-1\/8\" x 3\" albumen photographs on the original orange card mount measuring 3-3\/8\" x 6-15\/16\" from \"Watkins' New Series of Pacific Coast Views.\" Publication information is printed in black to the left and right margins recto, with the title printed to the lower margin recto; the lavender verso bears a modern pencil inscription, \"Apaches.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eThe physical condition of this stereograph is graded \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"53\" data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e(6\/10) - VERY GOOD\u003c\/b\u003e (utilizing a standardized 10-point scale for photographic prints and original works of art, indicating moderate or mild condition issues that attract the eye under normal viewing conditions). The albumen prints exhibit light, scattered spotting across both image surfaces, though they retain good clarity and deep tonal depth. The orange card mount remains structurally sound with minor edge wear along the recto margins and minor, uniform fading along the perimeter of the lavender verso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eEthnographic Portraiture and Watkins' Southwest Expedition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eThis significant ethnographic stereoview documents a studio group portrait of two young Native American men, historically identified as Apaches. The composition captures the two figures seated against a neutral studio backdrop, adorned with painted geometric designs across their chests and wearing traditional hide leggings and moccasins. The figure to the left is posed holding a bow and arrow, with an intricately fringed quiver strapped across his torso, while his companion is seated with a trade hatchet resting across his knees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eThe image reflects a complex layer of Western photographic production during the expansion of the transcontinental railroad systems. While commercially issued under the umbrella of Carleton E. Watkins' celebrated April 10 through May 18, 1880 expedition along the Southern Pacific Railroad line into Arizona, contemporary photographic scholarship has re-evaluated the exact origins of the series' New Mexico views. The studio setting and specific material culture visible in the portrait suggest an intersection of field work and corporate distribution common among late 19th-century frontier photographers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eAttribution, Photographic Bibliography, and Scarcity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003eThe historical and geographic provenance of this view is clarified by specialized regional scholarship. According to Jeremy Rowe, a preeminent authority on early Arizona and Southwest photography, this specific view—formally cataloged under Watkins' \"Arizona - 1880\" series—relies on negatives likely acquired by Watkins from an uncredited contemporary operator. 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The reverse side (verso) features a prominent, printed bust-length engraving of Hunkpapa Lakota Chief Gall set alongside the photographer's stylized West Superior, Wisconsin commercial marketing imprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eThe physical condition of the albumen print is graded \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"54\"\u003e(8\/10) - VERY FINE\u003c\/b\u003e (utilizing a standardized 10-point scale for photographic prints and original works of art, indicating mild or moderate condition issues visible only under very close inspection or under raking light). The print retains remarkable contrast, detail, and warm tones, showing only light surface soil and minimal spotting consistent with age. The condition of the original studio mount is graded \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"465\"\u003e(6\/10) - VERY GOOD\u003c\/b\u003e (utilizing a standardized 10-point scale for photographic prints and original works of art, indicating moderate or mild condition issues that attract the eye under normal viewing conditions). The mount exhibits a small paper chip at the lower-left corner recto, a single pinhole in the upper margin, and slight, uniform soiling to both the front and back surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eHistorical Role of Chief John Grass and the Standing Rock Agency\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eBorn in 1837 into the Sihasapa (Blackfoot Teton) band of the Lakota Sioux, John Grass inherited his chieftainship from his father, Pezi, a hereditary leader. Given the warrior name Ma-tow-a-tak-pe, or Charging Bear, Grass was a participant in the historic Battle of the Little Bighorn. Following the final military subjugation of the Plains tribes, he strategically shifted paradigms, advocating for diplomatic coexistence and tribal autonomy within the newly established reservation system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eThis striking portrait captures Grass in Western civilian clothing, a deliberate choice reflecting his sophisticated adoption of white societal structures to negotiate inter-tribal and federal policies. Baptized by a Jesuit missionary in his infancy, Grass spent more than thirty years serving as the Chief Justice in the Court of Indian Offenses of the Standing Rock Agency at Fort Yates. In this capacity, he deftly navigated the complex legal, spiritual, and cultural friction between traditional Lakota law and the encroaching mandates of United States administrative policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eFrontier Photography of D. F. 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The reverse side (verso) bears a modern identification rendered in pencil: \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"527\"\u003e\"Southern Cheyenne \/ (Later known as 'Lizzie Pendleton').\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eThe physical condition of the photograph is graded \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"51\"\u003e(8\/10) - VERY FINE\u003c\/b\u003e (utilizing a standardized 10-point scale for photographic prints and original works of art, indicating mild or moderate condition issues visible only under very close inspection or under raking light). 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Facing the camera lens directly, she is attired in a traditional Cheyenne hide dress extensively ornamented with dense rows of dentalium shells, bone breastplate elements, and intricate, localized geometric beadwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eHer personal adornment includes multiple metallic bracelets, drop earrings, rings, and her hair meticulously wrapped in elongated, ribbon-bound braids. Photographed in El Reno—a pivotal frontier town situated adjacent to Fort Reno and the Darlington Agency—the image expertly captures the complex historical intersection of traditional tribal wealth display and the standardized conventions of late nineteenth-century commercial frontier photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003ePhotographic Legacy of H. J. 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A. [John Alvin], photographer. \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"71\" data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eAmong the Sioux; photographed and compiled by J. A. Anderson.\u003c\/b\u003e N[ew] Y[ork]: The Albertype Co., (1896). First Edition. Oblong 12mo, \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"202\" data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e5-1\/8\" x 7-1\/8\"\u003c\/b\u003e. Consisting of \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"233\" data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e[17] leaves\u003c\/b\u003e, including a printed prefatory forward by the photographer and \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"308\" data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e[16] leaves\u003c\/b\u003e of single-sided photographic plates. Original publisher's red ribbon-bound, limp textured maroon cloth wrappers, with the title crisply stamped in silver to the upper wrapper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eThe physical condition of this volume is graded \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"48\" data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eVERY GOOD +\u003c\/b\u003e (utilizing the standard antiquarian book grading scale for works on paper). The exceptionally fragile silk ribbon binding remains entirely intact, tight, and structurally secure, a remarkable state for an object of this format. The silver stamping on the upper wrapper remains clean, bright, and completely untarnished. Physical anomalies are strictly restricted to minor, routine signs of native handling and superficial, light rubbing at the wrapper extremities. Internally, the photographic plates remain bright and crisp, entirely free of foxing or dampstaining, and beautifully retain their original rich tonal depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eThe Rosebud Reservation Census and Frontier Photocompilation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eThis landmark work represents the initial book-length photographic compilation by John Alvin Anderson (1869–1948), an essential and celebrated visual chronicler of the Brulé Lakota. Having apprenticed under the pioneering frontier photographer W. R. Cross at Fort Niobrara, Anderson established deep cultural and personal ties with the local indigenous populations of Nebraska and South Dakota. In 1889, his technical proficiency led to an appointment by General George Crook as an official U.S. Army photographer for the Crook Treaty Commission, the negotiations of which directly resulted in the dissolution of the Great Sioux Reservation and the establishment of the Rosebud Indian Reservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003ePublished seven years after the reservation's creation, \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"56\" data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eAmong the Sioux\u003c\/i\u003e captures a critical, complex transitional era in Plains history. In his forward, Anderson explicitly positions the work as an accurate ethnographic record of a \"phase of life little known by the public at large,\" documenting the forced adaptation to reservation infrastructure. The sixteen single-sided plates serve as major socio-political and cultural documents of the period; featured images include \"A Typical Indian Agency,\" a horse-mounted \"Indian Police Force,\" traditional ceremonial gatherings (\"Omaha Dance\" and \"Squaw Dance\"), portraits of \"Noted Chiefs of the Sioux Nation,\" and the stark realities of federal administrative oversight depicted in \"Ration Day\" and \"Butchering a Steer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eTechnical Execution of the Albertype and Institutional Scarcity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eThe technical production of this volume is historically noteworthy for its premium use of the Albertype (or collotype) process, executed by the prominent New York firm of Adolph and Herman Wittemann. As a premium, dichromate-based photomechanical ink process, the collotype matrix relies on the reticulation of light-sensitized gelatin rather than screen half-tones. This chemical technique allowed for a continuous-tone reproduction of Anderson's original glass plate negatives that achieved a depth, contrast, and fine structural detail virtually indistinguishable from standard chemical silver prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003eBecause these oblong brochures were originally issued as fragile, ribbon-bound travel souvenirs rather than heavy, case-bound books, their survival rate over the past century is remarkably low. A current global sweep of the \u003cstrong\u003eOCLC\/WorldCat database\u003c\/strong\u003e confirms the pronounced scarcity of this title. \u003cstrong\u003eOnly six copies of this true first edition are located in permanent public collections worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e, marking this specimen as a premier survival of nineteenth-century western documentary photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003eA SCARCE, STRUCTURALLY COMPLETE NINETEENTH-CENTURY PHOTO-DOCUMENTARY SURVIVAL, CRITICAL FOR INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS FOCUSING ON PLAINS INDIANS ETHNOGRAPHY, FRONTIER EXPANSION, AND EARLY COLLOTYPE PRINTING HISTORY, PRESENTING A PREMIER ACQUISITION FOR RESEARCH ARCHIVES OR DISCRIMINATING PRIVATE COLLECTIONS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e# 001285\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382122561685,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/files\/among_the_sioux_01_20260321.jpg?v=1779670780"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/collections\/whitebear.01.20210214.jpg?v=1750623580","url":"https:\/\/wallaceandclark.com\/collections\/north-american-indians.oembed?page=3","provider":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}