Limited Edition. Phoenix: Indian Tribal Series, 1975. Limited Edition. Signed by both authors with brief inscription on title page, and by Felix W. Allen, Chairman of the Ponca Tribal Business Committee of Oklahoma on limitation page, with "Author's Copy" stamped below. Octavo; 104pp. Photos and maps throughout, some..... More
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1937. First Edition. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper: "To Charles F. Hanke, an accurate observer, an able administrator and a true friend of the Indian, J.P. Kinney." Octavo; xv + 366pp, including bibliography, appendix, and index. Four pages of B&W documentary photographs plus..... More
Chicago: The John C. Winston Co., 1936. First Edition. Octavo; 121pp. Illustrations throughout: 22 full-page full-color; 8 full-page B&W; mixture of full-color and B&W head-pieces, tail-pieces, illustrated glossary, and Hopi motifs throughout. Full-color pictorial dust jacket. Five-color cloth binding with Hope textile motif on both front and rear..... More
Hardcover. New York; Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000. Stated First Edition with full numberline. SIGNED by the author without inscription on full title. Octavo (8.5" x 5.75"); [xii], 238p. Illustrated dustjacket with original $24.00 price; book in blue paper-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket lightly rubbed along top edge..... More
Minneapolis: The Midwest Company, 1931. Second Printing. Octavo; [xii], 384pp. 9 photos, including frontis, and two maps, all present. Printed black and yellow dustjacket over burnt orange cloth with stamped yellow lettering with "the Caxton Printers, Ltd." imprint at tail of spine (the First Printing read "Midwest" before Caxton's buyout..... More
Advance Reader's Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. Advance Reader's Edition. Signed by the author without inscription on full title. Octavo; 294pp. Illustrated paper wraps. Covers square and crisp with light bumps to spine ends and lighter still at corners, but with no tears or marks. Binding is sound..... More
Limited Edition. Hardcover. Philadelphia: George S. MacManus Company, 1955. Limited Edition of 350 copies. Octavo (8.25" x 5.75"); 200p. Red cloth with black and gilt titling. Ex-library with card pocket at back, call number at tail of spine, and stamping / writing to title page and foreword. Bookplate of the..... More
New York: Delcorte Press / A Seymour Lawrence Book, 1966. First Edition. Signed twice: "For Ann with best wishes, Bill" [opposite title page]; "William Jay Smith" [title page]. Octavo; x + 68pp. Metallic silver coating on dust jacket. Charcoal cloth with silver spine stamping. Top of textblock stained black; deckle-cut..... More
New York: A. Wessels Company, 1904. Later Printing. Part of the Wessels series "Source Books of American History." Octavo; 219pp, including "Notes to the Legends." Full-color frontispiece portrait of the Cornplanter, with captioned tissue guard. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; front panel blind-stamped with "Source Books of American..... More
St. Louis: Press of Perrin & Smith, 1909. First Edition. Octavo (7" x 5.25"); 155p. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering. Covers bumped at corners and spine ends, with some scuffing down joints and a small dampstain to back. Opens easily to between gatherings, but binding is holding soundly. Pages..... More