Smith Decost (39 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Martyrs of the Oblong and Little Nine by DeCost Smith, hardcover in dustjacket. 1st edition, limited edition 689/1000 Published by The Caxton Printers, Caldwell, Ohio, 1948. 1948 historical book by DeCost Smith. It tells the story of the Mohican Indians in Dutchess County, New York, and their conversion to Christianity by Moravian missionaries. The names "Oblong" and "Little Nine" refer to specific historical land patents in that part of New York. "some jacket wear and tear, clean tight and very good".…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 310 pages. Light shelf wear, pages yellowed; a sound binding. The book is wrapped with two different dust jackets, one illustrated, one just text. Some discoloring and wear. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Native American; Inventory No: 221369. …

Hardcover w/ DJ in mylar. Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. Number 656. Professional book dealer with storefront since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packed.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. caldwell, 1948; limited edition numbered 826/1000; red cloth covered boards; mild shelf wear; illustrated jacket with mild edge and corner wear, housed in a Bro-Dart like cover; top edges red; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 310 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Limited edition of 1000 copies of which this is Number 207. A FINE crisp copy in a FINE bright dj, 1st Edition.

Condition: Good. 1949. First Edition. 387 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.…

Cloth Over Board. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good / with Protective Cover. Clean text, tight binding, minor corner bumping. Mild yellowing around page edges. The dust jacket exhibits mild foxing and corner bumping, but has since been placed in a protective cover to prevent further damage. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Ed 310pp, photos, illus, dj vg+ The story of the Mohican Indian after their contact with the Moravian missionaries.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Top corners lightly bumped. This copy has two completely different dust jackets. One is gray with an indian photo and one is yellow.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated limited first edition. #842/1,000. Moravian Missionaries. America's colonial era. Mohican Indains. "The history of their pesecutions and martyrdom begins in the early 1700's and ends with the burning of their last mission at Fairfield, Ontario, Canada in 1813. - dust jacket blurb. Publlished with deckled edges. 18 black & white illustrations. Notes. 310 pages. The book has little, if any, wear. Clear lettering. No bumped corners. The dust jacket flap has: "$6.00/First Printing/Limited Edition." On the front panel an Indian is pictured. The dust jacket has shelf wear, closed tears, a couple 1/4 inch chips, and soiling to the back panel. However, the letterting is unaffected. And, it looks decent in a Brodart book jacket cover. The book will be sent to you well packed in a box.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition, Illustrated Edition. The Boys' Parkman: Selections from the Historical Works of Francis Parkman (First published in 1912 and edited by Louise Hasbrouck) is a compilation designed to introduce young readers to the writings of the famed American historian. This is a later edition from 1927. Very good condition . Solid binding. Past ownership inside the front cover, "Philippa Tuttle" no other unwanted markings. Nice sharp corners. Frontispiece by DeCost Smith plus three more full page b&w illustrations. 191 pages includes at the close of the text a 3 page glossary of French Indian and jargon for the young readers with pronunciation. This exciting book features excerpts from Parkman's most famous works about the American frontier and colonial history. Although edited by Louise Hasbrouck Zimm, she preserves the narrative flair of Francis Parkman. Focuses on Native American life, the French and Indian War, and early American exploration. Included are Selections drawn from some of Parkman's most celebrated publications :The Oregon Trail: Exciting, firsthand accounts of Parkman's 1846 journey across the American West. France and England in North America: Excerpts from this foundational seven-volume series, covering the exploration and colonial struggles for the continent. The Conspiracy of Pontiac: Accounts detailing the conflicts between Native American tribes and the British after the French and Indian War. The Jesuits in North America: Stories highlighting the early Catholic missions, French explorers, and Native American interactions in New France. DeCost Smith (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 310 pages, frontis, photos, yellow jacket. Mohawk Indians.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. H/B 387 pages condition is good, small tears at base of faded spine. Boots library label to the front cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Black and white photographs. Limited edition: this copy is number 325 of 1000 copies. Unopened pages. Near fine in a very good (age toning) dust jacket. B0007E6H8I.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st GB ed. 387pp. Illus drawings & photos by the author. Born in 1864, the author spent a large part of his life living among Indians including with Sitting Bull & other Sioux chiefs. He sheds new light on what happened at the battle of the Little Big Horn. Very decent copy in a creased & rubbed but virtually complete p/c dw. The spine is chipped at its head & there are small losses at the base of the spine & adjacent to the base.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Closed 1" tear on dust jacket. In Mylar cover. Out of print. Illustrated with photographs. Binding is cloth boards.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Good +/Good +. First Edition. Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, Ltd. Good +/Good +. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover w/DJ. Sm 4to., 310 pp., Shelfwear, uncut pages . Frontispiece with Black & White Plates (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Stated FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, LIMITED EDITION #176 OF 1000 COPIES! Deckle page edges. Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 325 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Converted to Christianity by the Moravian Brethren's staunch missionaries, the remnants of the once warlike Mohican tribe of Indians put away pagan practices. Under the supervision of their teachers, they built chapels in their neat villages where they sang hymns together. But they were not allowed to live in peace and prosperity. This linking of the savage with the white man in brotherly love caused unusual manifestations of greed and jealousy. Those who lived on their hospitable bounty robbed them, and their refusal to make war, and their policy of maintaining absolute neutrality in the midst of the British and American border warfare made them the pawn of schemers, frontiersmen, and other Indian tribes.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. 387pp. Illustrated with drawings and photographs by the author. Internally very good but ep's grubby and a previous owners name and date to top corner ffep. Owners handstamp to title page an label to bottom corner fep. Damp marks to front sand back red cloth. The price clipped dj is tatty with tears, edgewear. chips especially at rear. As photo Priced low to reflect condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Limited, Numbered, First edition; #683 of 1,000 printed; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar; 301 clean, unmarked pages/index. 18 b/w Illus (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 310 pp. Gilt titles: sp. and frt.bd. (worn). Frontis. Illust. w/ b/w photos, portraits and engravings. Worn Dj and closed tear along heel edge of sp. Limited numbered edition of one thousand copies: No. 698. Deckel foe-edge. Red cloth bds. Interior leaves are clean and tight. In 1740 the Moravian Brethren established a religious mission with a band of Mohican Indians at Shekomeko in Dutchess County, New York. The mission lasted four years with constant persecution from the local white population to end this experiment in Christianizing the peaceful Mohicans. The story ends at Fairfield, Ontario during the war of 1812. A fascinating history demonstrating the remarkable resiliency of the Mohcan people.…

FIRST EDITION. MARTYRS OF THE OBLONG AND LITTLE NINE, Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1948, first edition, near fine in both decidedly different dust-wrappers; one vg+ to near fine with some light wear and tear; the other fine. Illustrated. The unintentional destruction of the Mohicans by missionaries.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Some wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, corners a little worn, top and bottom of spine bumped and a little worn, surface of covers and spine grubby, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear but slightly yellowing, newspaper clippings stuck to front end paper and paste down.…

Hardcover. Limited First Edition. 310p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Bookplate inside front cover; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is edgeworn and crinkled, but still essentially intact. Limited edition; #101 out of 1,000 copies. Illustrated with black and white plates.…

Hardcover. First edition. 309 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Limited edition, one of 1000. Dedicated to the Mohican of Dutches County, New York. Orig. crimson cloth. Very good in nicked dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. "Martyrs of the Oblong and Little Nine" tells the story of the Mohican Indians in Dutches County, New York, and their conversion to Christianity by Moravian missionaries. In effect the Moravian Mission sobered up the Indians whose lands were effectively stolen by the English, Dutch and German settlers in eastern Dutches County in the late 17th and early 18th century. The names "Oblong" and "Little Nine" refer to specific historical land patents in that part of New York. Illustrated. Notes. 310 pp. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering and decorations on spine and cover. Fine hardcover in a near fine, mylar covered, unclipped ($4.00) dust jacket. The photos on the listing page are of the actual book for sale. Always carefully packaged and shipped quickly.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. #38 of 1000. A 309 page work with red covers and sharp gilt lettering on the spine. The top of the pages are dyed red and the outer and lower edge of the pages are deckled. An introduction, 15 chapters and notes, with 19 black & white illustrations counting the frontispiece. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality Brodart cover. Dust jacket is brown and has sharp black lettering on the spine. There is a touch of wear at the head and tail of the spine on the dj. A very nice, low numbered, limited first edition of a work published shortly after the end of World War II. Available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box.…

Condition: Fine. Caldwell 1948 first edition Caxton. Hardcover sm 4to. About clash of cultures created in the Mohican tribe after it was converted to Christianity by the Moravian Brethren. Limited to 1000 copies. Fine in VG DJ. light wear on edge of dj.

Hard Cover. First printing. #290/1000 copies - limited edition. NEAR-FINE IN NEAR-FINE DJ WITH ORIGINAL $6.00 PRICE.