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Plain endpapers; the first FFEP excised, the second FFEP with a 1\" closed tear to top edge; front hinge cracking. 193 pp. From Stanford University Press, \"History of the Donner Party remains in steady demand as an authoritative account of the tragic episode . . . The name of the Donner Party has come to symbolize the struggle of all pioneers, for the Donner experiences were the acme of horror, despair, and suffering. This chronicle is a towering tribute to the band of pioneers who struggled over deserts and the High Sierra towards California during the rugged winter of 1846-47 . . . Mr. McGlashan was a contemporary of the Donner Party's children. From the many survivors of the expedition whom he knew and interviewed . . . from more than a thousand letters written to him by survivors . . . McGlashan was able to verify the facts and write a book from the point of view of the survivors themselves.\" Cowan p. 406; Graff 2610; Howes M102; Zamorano Eighty 53. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe book is accompanied with four items signed by surviving members of the family of Patrick Breen, on whose diary a lot of McGlashan's book is based. Four of the seven Breen children who made the harrowing journey are represented. The documents are as follows: \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA check signed by Patrick Breen [Jr.] (nine years old at the time of rescue) made out to Maurice Sullivan, dated Nov. 12, 1876. (Patrick Breen Sr. died in 1868).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eManuscript deed transferring land from James F. Breen to his wife Kate, with indication that the land was \"set apart . . . in the estates of Patrick Breen and Margaret Breen deceased on final distribution thereof . . . \" Signed by James F. 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FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE. 16mo - 6-1\/4\" x 3-15\/16\". Blind-stamped brown cloth covered boards with title stamped in gilt to center of front cover, with light wear to the corners and to the head and tail of spine, and two light abrasions to front cover for what is a very nice copy of the book. Plain endpapers with a small wormhole in the final three leaves, all of which pages are blank. [i-iii], iv, [5-7], 8-83, [84] pp. plus 1-18 pp. advertisements plus large folding map at rear. This is one of two issues of the first edition, with the \"opinions of the press\" on page 5, and the longer pagination of the main text of what was considered \"the best handbook for the central route available at the time\" (Howes), that would guide the ever increasing numbers of emigrants heading west, including the prospectors seeking their fortunes in California gold which had been discovered just three short years prior to this book's publication. Streeter said this was \"one of the best of the guides, as it is one of the few where the distances were closely measured\". The book contains \"a table of distances [starting at Council Bluffs Agency Ferry and ending in Sacramento City; distances are shown both from place to place and from Council Bluffs], and showing all the rivers, creeks, lakes, springs, mountains, hills, camping-places, and other prominent objects; with remarks on the country, roads, timbers, grasses, etc.; the entire route having been tracked by a road-measurer . . . with a complete and accurate map.\"; folding map measuring 13-3\/4\" H x 20-3\/4\" W attached inside back cover; map with a few minor splits at intersection of folds. Collector's green half-leather over matching cloth covered board slipcase with gilt titles and decoration to spine with rubbing to the corners and spine ends. Howes H641, Cowan 292, Streeter 3170. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD. A very respectable copy; much nicer than normally encountered with this title. # 000810","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43244508217493,"sku":"000810","price":12000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/hornsoverlandguide0120190408.jpg?v=1676513996"},{"product_id":"original-john-c-h-grabill-albumen-photograph-titled-in-the-negative-no-862-deadwood-dakota-a-part-of-the-city-from-forest-hill","title":"Original John C. H. Grabill Albumen Photograph Titled in the Negative \"No. 862. 'Deadwood, Dakota.' A Part of the City From Forest Hill.\"","description":"(Western Americana) Original John C. H. Grabill Albumen Photograph Titled in the Negative \"No. 862. 'Deadwood, Dakota.' A Part of the City From Forest Hill. Photo and Copyright by Grabill, 1888.\" [Dakota Territory]: [John C. H.] Grabill, (1888). Albumen photograph measuring 8-11\/16\" x 6-7\/16\" on a gilt-edged cardstock mount measuring 9-13\/16\" x 6-13\/16\". A wonderful bird's-eye view of the Wild West town of Deadwood, exhibiting excellent clarity and tonality with many business names clearly legible on the buildings in the town below. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe original negative of this photograph is held by the Library of Congress in the Grabill Collection. The light vertical scratches seen in the upper part of the photograph are clearly visible in the original negative. The condition of the photograph is 9\/10 - EXCELLENT: Mild condition issues that are barely perceptible to the naked eye.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance: From the James Milgram, M.D. Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents. # 001204","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43884701286549,"sku":"","price":2750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/files\/grabill_deadwood_01_20231126.jpg?v=1701460633"},{"product_id":"original-circa-1895-cabinet-card-photograph-of-calamity-jane-titled-in-the-negative-calamnity-sic-jane-gen-crooks-scout","title":"Original Circa 1895 Cabinet Card Photograph of Calamity Jane, Titled in the Negative \"Calamnity [sic] Jane, Gen. 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Original blue paper self wrappers with titles printed in black to front wrapper and advertisements for local interests printed in black to back wrapper, with only the slightest hint of color rubbing to the head and tail of spine and to one high spot on the front wrapper above a binding string and a soft crease to upper fore edge corner of front wrapper for what is an amazingly nice copy of the book. 91, [5] pp. This book presents a fascinating account of Laramie City, Wyoming Territory from its founding in 1868 as the next \"termini town\" on the Union Pacific Railroad, up to the then present day of 1875 with \"a settled population of two thousand six hundred ninety-eight (2698), as shown by a census taken February, 1875.\" Advertisements for local establishments on versos of leaves, pages 4-50; official directory of Laramie City, pages 62-63; general directory, pages 64-91 with over 750 residents' names, occupations and addresses, including many noted as \"colored;\" soft crease to upper fore edge corner of first dozen or so leaves, otherwise internally in fine condition. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. RARE in this superior condition. \u003cbr\u003eContained within a custom morocco backed cloth covered folding case with titles stamped in gilt to spine. # 001236\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45368521621653,"sku":"","price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/files\/history_and_directory_laramie_01_20240901.jpg?v=1725247814"},{"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. Bogardus, ...","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Wild West Shows) Buffalo Bill's Wild West: America's National Entertainment: Led by the Famed Scout and Guide, Buffalo Bill (Hon. W. F. 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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":"1872-custer-chief-spotted-tail-stereoview-eaton-k158","title":"Antique Stereograph (Stereoview) Titled \"No. 6. Gen. Custar [sic] and Spotted Tail at the Grand Duke's Mess Tent.\"","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003e(Custer, Major General George Armstrong) (Powers, D. R., photographer). Antique Stereograph (Stereoview) Titled \"\u003cem\u003eNo. 6. Gen. Custar [sic] and Spotted Tail at the Grand Duke's Mess Tent.\u003c\/em\u003e\" Omaha, Nebraska: E. L. Eaton, Photographer, [January, 1872]. A pair of dome-topped, 3-1\/8\" x 3\" albumen photographs on the original yellow stiff card E. L. Eaton mount measuring 3-3\/8\" x 6-15\/16\". Verso with printed title, E. L. Eaton imprint, and \"D. R. Powers, Operator\" credit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eThe physical condition of this stereoview is graded \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"15\" data-index-in-node=\"52\"\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 yellow card mount remains structurally sound, rigid, and clean, with minimal softening at the native corner tips. A small vintage paper inventory sticker is affixed near the top left corner of the mount recto. The albumen prints retain excellent tonal contrast, deep rich sepia values, and their original surface gloss, exhibiting only the mild, uniform aging captured under close inspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eProvenance: The William M. Lentz, Jr. Collection; Swann Galleries, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"67\"\u003ePhotographs\u003c\/i\u003e, April 19, 1997, Lot 93 (original auction catalog included with the stereograph); The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003eThe Great Royal Buffalo Hunt of 1872 and Frontier Diplomacy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003eThis exceptional, unrecorded variant stereoview captures a pivotal, fleeting moment of frontier diplomacy on the American plains. Taken between January 12 and 16, 1872, in Hayes County, Nebraska, the photograph documents the historic \"Great Royal Buffalo Hunt\" organized by General Philip Sheridan for Grand Duke Alexis Aleksandrovich of Russia. 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. Lentz, Jr.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"22\"\u003eThe physical scarcity of this unpublished photographic variant is absolute. A comprehensive global census via WorldCat, the National Union Catalog, and specialized photographic archives locates no other copies of this Eaton\/Powers variant preserved in any institutional or public special collection worldwide. Backed by an impeccable provenance stemming from the William M. Lentz, Jr. archives and the renowned Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography, this artifact represents a singular opportunity for acquisition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"22\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN UNPUBLISHED, NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE POST-CIVIL WAR PLAINS INDIAN WARS PERIOD, CAPTURING THE METICULOUSLY DOCUMENTED K-158 PLATES OF GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER AND CHIEF SPOTTED TAIL, REPRESENTING A PARAMOUNT ACQUISITION FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH ARCHIVES OR EXTRAORDINARY PRIVATE COLLECTIONS DEVOTED TO 19TH-CENTURY WESTERN AMERICANA.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"22\"\u003e# 001281\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47371726586005,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/files\/gen_custar__sic__and_spotted_tail_01_20260307.jpg?v=1779339875"},{"product_id":"1880-watkins-stereoview-indians-arizona-new-mexico-apaches","title":"Antique Circa 1880 Stereograph (Stereoview): \"Indians of Arizona and New Mexico,\" Carleton E. Watkins, Photographer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" aria-busy=\"false\" aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_89e011c328235d23\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel tutor-markdown-rendering force-compact-layout enable-updated-hr-color\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e(Native American Interest) (Watkins, Carleton E., photographer). Antique Stereograph (Stereoview) Titled \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"105\" data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\"Indians of Arizona and New Mexico\" \u003c\/i\u003e[From the \"Arizona - 1880\" Series Checklist]. San Francisco, California: Carleton E. Watkins, 427 Montgomery St., [circa 1880]. 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. Rowe notes that while this view was commercially issued among the 100 titles in the \"Arizona - 1880\" checklist, Watkins himself is not documented traveling into the Santa Fe region during this specific interval.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003eRowe’s analysis further refines the ethnographic attribution of the sitters, identifying them as likely Jicarilla Apache from New Mexico, which chronologically ties the production of the underlying negative to an earlier period between 1876 and 1879. Because Watkins' inventory suffered immense losses during subsequent corporate reorganizations and the complete destruction of his studio in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, original orange-mount \"New Series\" examples of his indigenous portraiture remain exceptionally scarce. Institutional databases and regional union checklists locate few surviving copies of this particular title, making it a critical index piece for the study of commercial tribal documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003eAN EXCEPTIONAL AND SCARCE CARLETON E. 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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. Barry and Institutional Census\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eDavid Francis Barry stands out as one of the preeminent photographic chroniclers of the American West, operating mobile and permanent frontier studios at Fort Buford, Fort Yates, and West Superior. Barry gained unprecedented personal access to the most prominent indigenous leaders, warriors, and United States military figures of the Indian Wars era; his portraits remain celebrated by curators for their technical precision, composition, and deep psychological clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003eWhile the original glass plate negative for this specific sitting is preserved in the David F. Barry Collection at the Denver Public Library, contemporary commercial printings on original Barry mounts are exceptionally scarce. A current global sweep of the\u003cstrong\u003e OCLC\/WorldCat database\u003c\/strong\u003e confirms the pronounced scarcity of this title. \u003cstrong\u003eOnly one other copy of this cabinet card is located\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ein institutional repositories worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e, preserved within the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA RARE, TECHNICALLY EXCELLENT SURVIVAL OF LATE NINETEENTH-CENTURY FRONTIER PORTRAITURE, PRESERVING A CRITICAL IMAGE OF LAKOTA JURISPRUDENCE AND DIPLOMACY, PRESENTING A PREMIER ACQUISITION FOR RESEARCH ARCHIVES OR DISCRIMINATING PRIVATE COLLECTIONS.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003e# 001283\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379410387093,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/files\/chief_john_grass_01_20250917.jpg?v=1779575572"},{"product_id":"hj-stevenson-cabinet-card-photograph-cheyenne-girl-in-full-dress-circa-1890","title":"Original Circa 1890 Cabinet Card With Full Length Seated Portrait Photograph of a Beautiful Indian Maiden Titled \"Cheyenne Girl in Full Dress\"","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e(Native American Interest) (Stevenson, Henry James, photographer). Original Photograph Cabinet Card Titled \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"107\"\u003e\"Cheyenne Girl in Full Dress.\"\u003c\/i\u003e El Reno, Ok[lahoma]. Ter[ritory]: [H.J.] Stevenson, Art Studio, circa 1890. A vertical, 5-7\/8\" x 3-7\/8\" full-length studio portrait photograph, mounted on the original 6-1\/2\" x 4-1\/4\" printed studio cardstock mount. Recto features a highly detailed, high-contrast print capturing the subject in a seated position. 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). The print retains exceptional clarity, rich tonal gradation, and its original structural integrity, with the original studio mount displaying only trivial signs of native handling or peripheral wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eMaterial Culture and Frontier Studio Portraiture of the Southern Plains\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eThis portrait represents a highly detailed documentation of Southern Plains indigenous material culture during the critical transition to the reservation era in Oklahoma Territory. The subject is captured within a formal studio setting, seated in a chair draped with a classic trade blanket, juxtaposed against standard Victorian studio props including a formal floral arrangement. 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. Stevenson and Institutional Census\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eHenry James Stevenson operated a prominent commercial studio in El Reno, actively recording the land runs, military personnel, and indigenous populations of the region during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Stevenson's ethnographic portraits are highly noted by contemporary curators for their technical clarity and deliberate focus on individual identity rather than generic Western caricature. In 1913, Stevenson sold a foundational corpus of 150 indigenous photographs to the Oklahoma Historical Society, establishing the definitive public archive of his documentary work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003eThe survival of individual commercial printings from his studio on original mounts remains uncommonly scarce. A current global sweep of the \u003cstrong\u003eOCLC\/WorldCat database\u003c\/strong\u003e confirms the pronounced scarcity of this title. \u003cstrong\u003eOnly a single copy of this specific photograph is held in institutional repositories worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e, preserved as part of the surviving 56-piece Stevenson sub-collection within the permanent archives of the Oklahoma Historical Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"18\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA PRECISELY PRESERVED FRONTIER CABINET PORTRAIT FROM OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, OFFERING SIGNIFICANT PRESERVATION OF SOUTHERN CHEYENNE MATERIAL CULTURE AND MATERIAL DESIGN FOR SPECIALIZED ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND WESTERN AMERICANA COLLECTIONS, PRESENTING A PREMIER ACQUISITION FOR RESEARCH ARCHIVES OR DISCRIMINATING PRIVATE COLLECTIONS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e# 001284\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47381905866901,"sku":null,"price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/files\/cheyenne_girl_01_20260503.jpg?v=1779648023"},{"product_id":"among-the-sioux-j-a-anderson-first-edition-1896","title":"Among the Sioux","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" aria-busy=\"false\" aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_ad61c9b4fb2429c4\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel tutor-markdown-rendering force-compact-layout enable-updated-hr-color\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e(Native American Interest) Anderson, J. 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. 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