Race/Ethnic Studies-Literature / Native Americans-First Nations from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Castaneda's fourth book completes the journey started in his famed trilogy about his spiritual quest via hallucinogenic drugs & the Indian sorcerer, Don Juan, in Arizona & Mexico. A FIRST EDITION, Second Printing, from 1974, this hardcover octavo has… Read more about this item

Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1967. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Details the long-neglected contributions of African-American soldiers to the western expansion of the United States & battles against Native American Indians, who gave these regiments the name "Buffalo Soldiers." In 290 pages + 8 pages of black-and-white photos with Index & extensive… Read more about this item

Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1956. First English Language Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Documents an expedition undertaken by the author for the Geographical Society of Bremen (Germany), 1880/81. Long out of print (orig. published in German in 1885), it is here translated into English for the first time so that anthropologists, ethnologists, & students… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1912. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Wyeth, N. C.. Highly collectible edition because the DJ cover was done by N.C.Wyeth (unattributed). In 424 pages with pen-and-ink illustrations throughout, this is the full text of Helen Hunt Jackson's 19th-century work, "Ramona,'' widely acknowledged as one of the greatest stories ever… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Promontory Press, 1971. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Curtis, Edward S.. Collection of writings by North American Indians, arranged chronologically, that capture the essence of Native American life & culture. In 185 pages, with entries accompanied by vintage duotone photos by the renowned Western photographer Edward S. Curtis. Author's first book.… Read more about this item

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Macmillan Company of Canada Ltd., 1958. Reprint 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Weatherby, Hugh. Designed for young readers, the author (who also illustrated each tale), examines the stories behind the carvings on the totem poles of First Nations peoples in British Columbia, as recounted by the Indians (author's term) themselves. Orig. published… Read more about this item

Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1949. First Edition, 3rd Printing 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Lee, Leslie W.. Described as "an Indian boy Crusoe,'' this mid-20th-century children's story tells the adventures of Pi-yuck, a "salt-water Indian lad" on the West Coast of California, member of a tribe that is "peaceful [with] little of the warlike nature of… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Hyperion Books, 2003. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. True story of Ada Blackjack, an Inuit woman who went on a daring expedition with four young men to the Arctic in 1923 to colonize Wrangel Island & ended up stranded there for a harrowing 2 years. In 431 pages with maps in rear… Read more about this item

Casa Editorial Publications. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Vane, Paul. First published book from this the late Native-American poet (1934-2014) who described her heritage as Lebanese-American and Laguna Pueblo. She had spent the previous decade as an oral poet on the streets of San Francisco, CA, while obtaining her undergraduate degree. Unpaginated. Printed in a limited… Read more about this item

Athens, Ohio: Sage/Swallow Press, 1981. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. An exploration of part of the rich cultural history of the Omaha Indians, this collection offers 70+ tribal stories & myths collected from a wide array of sources: first-person accounts, oral histories, & 19th-20th century ethnological work. Most of the stories feature "Trickster in his… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Harper & Row, 1981. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Kirby, Tom. Second novel by this Northern Cheyenne, born & raised on the Cheyenne & Crow reservations in Montana, an "innovative work [that] combines the traditional teaching stories of the Native American with the narrative techniques of the Western novel..an intricate, inventive… Read more about this item

Cambridge, England/New York, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1986. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. Examines the 1870 & 1890 Ghost Dance movements among American Indian peoples from the perspective of not only revitalizing Native American cultures that had been devastated by contact with European white, but their purpose in achieving a "demographic revitalization,'' ie, increasing tribal numbers by returning… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1901. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Revisits the legend of the "Lost Colony" & ponders the fate of the first white child born in America, Virginia Dare, whom legend says grew up & was transformed by the sorcery of a rejected lover into a white doe fated… Read more about this item

Phoenix, Arizona: Indian Tribal Series, 1972. Limited Numbered Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. A special, limited edition printing (#1075 of 15,000 copies) issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Osage Reservation in Oklahoma (the only reservation in that state), where the Osage Nation was established on 30 Sept 1872 after their removal from Kansas. In 104… Read more about this item

University of Arizona Press, 1992. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Native-American woman from New Mexico known internationally for her clay sculptures here makes her debut as a poet of equal talent, "juxtaposing clay & words to capture not only the essence of the creative process but also the satisfactions & complications of what it… Read more about this item

Cleveland, Ohio: Modern Curriculum Press, 1994. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Montoya, Roger. Part of the Multicultural Celebrations collection of books created under the auspices of the Children's Museum of Boston, this book honors the Pueblo Tewa Native American tradition of New Mexico, focusing on the Santa Clara Pueblo tradition of… Read more about this item

Newcastle, California: Sierra Oaks Publishing Company, 1988. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. First-of-its-kind book created by a member of the Wyandot tribe which offers an ethnically sensitive & culturally relevant introduction to reading & learning the ABCs for Native American Indian children, in 55 pages, with vintage duotone photos throughout shared by tribal members. A… Read more about this item

San Francisco, California: Pierre Bovis, 1971. Limited Numbered Edition . Hardcover. Fine/VG-/G+. Finerty, John. F.; Farr, Nonie. Recreates the circumstances leading up to the bloody massacre by the US Cavalry "blue-coats" of the local Lakota Indians at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on Dec. 29, 1890. You'll feel like you're back in history after reading the… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Weekly Reader, 2002. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Continues the author's charming series of children's books about the little African-American boy Peter, who was first introduced in 1963 in the Caldecott-award-winning, "A Snowy Day," which was the first book that Keats had both written & illustrated (like here). Orig. published in 1970, this is… Read more about this item

Philadelphia/London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1935. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Good/Poor. Another in the authors' widely acclaimed mystery series (which ran 1909-1942) featuring scholarly, bookish, New York City detective Fleming Stone. From Lippincott, this is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1935. Hardcover12mo has bright orange cloth-covered boards stamped in black lettering & design to front… Read more about this item