Legends of the West: Western & Native American Sale
Sat, Sep 23, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 374
Recent Indian Wars, James P. Boyd, Salesman Sample
Estimate: $300 - $600
Bid Increments
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| $50 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Included in this lot is a Rare Hardcover 1891 Salesman Sample of the First Edition of "Recent Indian Wars, Under the Lead of Sitting Bull and Other Chiefs; with a Full Account of The Messiah Craze and Ghost Dances" by James P. Boyd, A. M., Publishers Union, 1891. The salesman sample is an even more rare piece. This would have been sent out to garner sales for the full size book. The sample has original publisher notes in the rear and also representations of what the full book has. The book provides a comprehensive account of major battles fought with the Native American Indians in the late 1800's. This book was written during the uprising of the Sioux Indians and their kindred tribes in the Dakotas in 1891. The time came when the Indians declared that they preferred extinction to slavery or to the adoption of colonial civilization. Boyd's book contains information on events and figures such as the Yuma Massacre of 1850, the Marias Massacre and Piegan torture, General Custer's Last Stand against the Sioux, the Nez Perce War of 1877, The Messiah Craze, Ghost Dance, Life of Sitting Bull, the Mountain Meadow Massacre. The book contains numerous illustrations and features a brown cloth gold gilt covers, the front and rear covers depict gold gilt crossed bow and arrow, rifle and tomahawk. Cover and pages are in good condition, slight foxing and age tanning noted, slight scuffing of cover edges, measures 5"W x 7.75"L x .25"D
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