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18387304Philadelphia:: F.W. Greenough 1838. First edition. Fine. Fine condition. Original lithograph drawn printed and coloured at J.T. Bowen's Lithographic Establishment No 94 Walnut Street Philadelphia. Folio 15 x 21.25 inches. Full sheet with minor edge tear on bottom right yet with rich original color. Matted in Rag Board. As the oil on canvas portrait of Chippeway Squaw & Child by Charles Bird King after painting by James Otto Lewis was destroyed by fire in 1865 this original hand-colored lithograph by JT Bowen is the only surviving rendering of this essential chapter of Americana. During the first quarter of the nineteenth century as the Native American people traveled to Washington DC to discuss their plight; the loss of their lands and destruction of their people they appealed to Thomas McKenney the then Chief to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in whom they found a sincere advocate in the efforts to improve the welfare of the Native American people. After meeting to discuss the situation McKenney invited every one of his guests to sit for formal portraits and included all members; not only the Chiefs but also the Warriors Braves and Women. A pioneer in the study of North American ethnology and superintendent to the Bureau of Indian Affairs under John C. Calhoun Thomas Loraine McKenney Chestertown MD 1785-1859 assembled in his War Department office a virtual archive of the American Indian; a large collection of books manuscripts artifacts and paintings that constituted the first museum in Washington DC. The core of the collection was a gallery of 150 portraits of prominent Indian men and women most of them painted by Washington artist Charles Bird King Newport RI 1785-1862 during official visits to Washington. In addition King copied and painted several portraits after James Otto Lewis 1799-1858. These portraits were later published as part of a mammoth lithography project that McKenney conceived of and launched with the aid of writer James Hall Philadelphia 1793-1868. Known as the History of the Indian Tribes of North America the publication features the portraits and biographies of 120 Indian men and women from McKenneys collection. The entire archive eventually ended up at the Smithsonian Institution where the portraits were destroyed by fire in 1865. ANB. 0300320 Single sheet matted in rag board F.W. Greenough, unknown
1889764391889. ROSSER Thomas L. The Cavalry A.N.V. Address. Baltimore: The Sun Book and Job Printing Office 1889. 1st ed. 43pp. Portrait frontis. Orig. printed wrappers. Faint scattered foxing else very good or better. Rare Worldcat locates only four copies. Not in Dornbusch. An appreciation of the cavalry of the army of Northern Virginia by the noted cavalry general. unknown
188498457Century Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1884. Magazine. ; 8x11; 20 pages . Century Company unknown
189029558Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1890. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good. 1st edition thus 1890. Good. 12 mo. 125 pp. bound in cloth-backed silk floral patterned boards. Cover is soiled and worn tips rubbed through. Previous owners signature inside front cover in pencil. Some light scattered foxing text edges dusty. Included is the oft-reprinted Civil War poem "Lee To The Rear" by John Reuben Thompson. J. B. Lippincott Company hardcover
189423573Charlottesville VA: A. C. Brechin. Very Good. 1894. Revised Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Rubbed at the edges. ; 6"; 143 pages . A. C. Brechin hardcover
188517799Delahaye et Lecrosnier 1885 441 pages in-12. 1885. Percaline éditeur. 441 pages. Annuaire pour 1885
1837W1844Philadelphia: E. C. Biddle 1837. Folio 18 3/4 inches by 14 1/4 inches lithograph from the first folio edition. The print is in excellent condition with vivid hand-coloring and none of the foxing frequently seen. There is a dime-sized stain in the bottom margin--well away from the image; there is a very narrow line of glue residue along the binding edge--again well away from the image. In 1825 Mahaskah's father also named Mahaskah had traveled to Washington where he negotiated a treaty and had his portrait painted by Charles Bird king. In 1837 "Young" Mahaskah made the same trip because the United States had not lived up to the terms of the treaty. He too had his portrait painted by King and apparently he was wearing the same bear claw necklace that his father had worn. First Edition. Paper. Collectible-Very Good. Illus. by Charles Bird King. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Fine Art Print. E. C. Biddle Paperback
1844W1843Philadelphia: Daniel Rice & James G. Clark 1844. Folio 18 3/8 inches by 14 1/2 inches print from the third and final folio edition. The print is in excellent condition with vivid coloring and none of the foxing frequently seen see the Smithsonian's copy for example. There are some smudges in the margins--well away from the image; there is one very small chip out of the bottom right corner in the margin and one 1/2" closed tear on the bottom edge. It is appropriate that McKenney and Hall identified this leader as "The Orator" because the Winnebago called themselves "Hochungra" which translates as "People of the Big Voice." Oratory was highly valued by tribe members and it was natural that they would send their best orator to speak for them in negotiations in Washington. Third Edition. Paper. Collectible-Very Good. Illus. by Charles Bird King. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Fine Art Print. Daniel Rice & James G. Clark paperback