Native American Literature, P-R
554. -. Another copy. Tape-reinforced in three spots on the spine, where the wrappers had torn; overall, very good.
555. -. Another copy. Rebound into green cloth boards; near fine.
556. (PARKER, Arthur C.) CONVERSE, Harriet Maxwell. Myths and Legends of the New York State Iroquois. Albany: NY State Education Dept., 1908. Bulletin 125 of the New York State Museum. Written by Converse and edited and annotated by Parker. Issued in wrappers, here casebound together with Bulletin 130, "Osteology of Birds." Near fine.
557. PARKER, Arthur C. The Archeological History of New York. Albany: University of the State of New York, 1922. The New York State Museum Bulletin, Nos. 235-238. Two volumes in wrappers. Spines somewhat darkened. Some browning and rubbing to the folds in each volume; the first volume has a few small spine stains and a chip at heel; very good in wrappers.
558. PARKER, Arthur C. An Analytical History of the Seneca Indians. Rochester: Lewis H. Morgan Chapter, 1926. Vol. VI, No. I-V (one volume), of the Researches and Transactions of the New York State Archeological Association. A history of the tribe, from aboriginal to modern times, heavily illustrated. The author was a member of the Seneca tribe. Owner name to cover; wrappers tape-repaired on spine; a good copy.
559. PARKER, Arthur C. Indian Episodes of New York. (Rochester): Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences, 1935. A small pamphlet of historical anecdotes of Indian history in New York State. Parker was Director of the Museum when this was published, and had been for more than a decade. As Director he focused on developing the Museum's collections on the history and material culture of the Genesee region of New York, including the Native American history and culture. This pamphlet was a part of that effort, and was apparently designed to accompany and explain a pictorial map illustrating these and other events and episodes in New York state history; the map is not present here. Rubbed; near fine in stapled wrappers. A scarce ephemeral piece.
560. PELTIER, Leonard. In Total Resistance. (Mohegan Lake): (Leonard Peltier Support Group) (n.d.)[c. 1980]. A volume including statements and poetry by Leonard Peltier -- a Sioux-Chippewa activist in the American Indian Movement imprisoned for the killings of two FBI agents in an armed standoff on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975. Peter Matthiessen's exhaustive account of the affair and the subsequent trial -- published as In the Spirit of Crazy Horse -- depicted Peltier's conviction as a gross miscarriage of justice. Matthiessen's book was effectively suppressed for nine years by lawsuits initiated against him and his publisher by some of the principals on the Government side. Fine in stapled wrappers.
561. PIERCE, William Henry. From Potlatch to Pulpit. Vancouver: Vancouver Bindery Limited, 1933. Autobiography of a half-Indian missionary in British Columbia during the last half of the 19th century and first part of the 20th. Illustrated with photographs. The front flyleaf is damaged from the removal of something once glued to the verso; this is otherwise a near fine copy in a fair dust jacket: chipped, split and threatening to split at the folds; externally tape-repaired. An uncommon and important historical account.
562. PLYMELL, Charles. Miscellany. (Various places, publishers, dates). A collection of books from Plymell's personal library. Plymell is a poet/collagist from Wichita, Kansas, who is often associated with Allen Ginsberg and the Beats: he was part of the Wichita bohemian scene that gave Ginsberg the name for his famous anti-war poem, "Wichita Vortex Sutra." Plymell also lived for a time with Ginsberg and Neal Cassady in San Francisco and during the counterculture years he published the first issue of Zap Comix. He is of part-Wyandot/Cherokee descent and while he did not write explicitly about Indian issues, Native American imagery shows up repeatedly in his work. Included are: John Bennett, Karmic Four-Star Buckaroo (Pudding House, 1977), inscribed to Plymell, with a typed letter signed laid in; Roxie Powell, Dreams of Straw (A, 1963), printed by Plymell and Dave Haselwood, with an autograph card signed from Powell to Plymell laid in; Tony Moffeit, Pueblo Blues, Luminous Animal and Neon Peppers (Cherry Valley Editions, 1986, 1989, 1992 -- a press that Plymell and his wife founded), with a holiday card signed; Patrick Joseph O'Connor, Tales from a Blackout (Rowfant Press, 1997), inscribed to Plymell; Glenn Todd, Madonna of the Doorways (M Press, 1997), one of 25 copies; William Burroughs, Tornado Alley (Cherry Valley Editions, 1989); Dave Church, Straight Up (JVC, 1997), inscribed to Plymell, with two long autograph letters signed and several photocopies of poems. Also included are two photocopies of notes to Plymell from Charles Bukowski and R. Crumb, that help provide context. All items fine except the Powell, which is foxed and has one corner crease.
563. POWER, Susan. Roofwalker. (Minneapolis): Milkweed (2002). A collection of stories and histories by the author of the highly praised The Grass Dancer, which won the PEN Hemingway Award. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
564. PRESLEY, John Woodrow. How Like a Life. Marvin: Blue Cloud Quarterly (1986). Issued as Vol. 33, No. 1 of Blue Cloud Quarterly. Poetry by a writer of part-Choctaw descent. Fine in stapled wrappers.
565. QOYAWAYMA, Polingaysi. No Turning Back. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico (1964). An autobiographical account "of a Hopi Indian girl's struggle to bridge the gap between the world of her people and the world of the white man." Inscribed by the author: "May the tinge of my pioneer life help to bring about mutual understanding between the Indian and all the people. It had [sic] not been easy, but I have no regrets, I have gained for the better. Now returned to my own, to continue on" and signed with both her Indian and English names. Fine in a good dust jacket with several edge chips, an ink number on the front flap, and a tenuous connection at the front flap fold. A wonderful inscription, and a nice copy of the book.
566. RADIN, Paul, ed. (CRASHING THUNDER). Crashing Thunder: The Autobiography of an American Indian. NY: D. Appleton, 1926. Landmark autobiography of a Winnebago Indian, assembled when Radin, one of the foremost ethnologists of the century, was working on his Ph.D., and expanded from the thesis he presented for the degree. This is a near fine copy in a dust jacket that is spine-faded but otherwise still very good. An attractive copy of an important book, scarce in the first edition, especially in dust jacket.
567. RANDOLPH, Leonard. Village Dying. (n.p.): Copperhead (n.d.). A broadside poem, approximately 10" x 13"; illustrated and printed in four colors. Native American theme and perspective, but no data is given about the author. Light corner crease; near fine.
568. REVARD, Carter. Ponca War Dancers. Norman: Point Riders Press (1980). Poetry by a writer of Osage descent, a Rhodes scholar and a graduate of the University of Tulsa and Yale University. His first book. Inscribed by the author to Joe Bruchac "with respect, admiration, gratitude..." in 1986. Upper corner crease to front cover; else fine in wrappers. A good association copy.
569. REVARD, Carter. Cowboys and Indians, Christmas Shopping. Norman: Point Riders Press (1992). A collection of poetry. Warmly inscribed by the author to Joe Bruchac in the year of publication. Fine in wrappers.
570. REVARD, Carter. An Eagle Nation. Tucson: University of Arizona Press (1993). The issue in wrappers of this collection of poems, a volume in the Sun Tracks series. Simon Ortiz blurb. A fine copy.
571. RIGGS, Lynn. Big Lake. NY: Samuel French, 1927. The first book by this playwright of part-Cherokee descent who was born in the Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. Riggs is probably most famous for having written Green Grow the Lilacs, which was adapted into the musical Oklahoma! This play is also set in the Indian Territory, in 1906. Inscribed by the author to screenwriter Manuel Seff in 1928, a nice literary association: Seff wrote the screenplays for "Love on the Run," "Trouble for Two" and other movies in the mid-1930s. Foxing near the front joint; near fine, lacking the dust jacket.
572. (RIGGS, Lynn). University Anthology. (Norman): University of Oklahoma (1921). One poem by Riggs, who attended the university beginning in 1919, and later taught freshman English there as well. This publication precedes his first book by several years. Inscribed by the editor, Joseph Francis Paxton, in 1922. Pages browning with age; front hinge starting; a very good copy, with a list of corrections tipped to a rear blank. Uncommon, early appearance by Riggs.
573. ROBERTSON, Kirk. Shooting at Shadows, Killing Crows. (Marvin): Blue Cloud Quarterly, 1976. Issued as Blue Cloud Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 1. Poems derived from various Plains Indian Winter Counts, illustrated with images from the Winter Counts. Mailing address of Joseph Bruchac; fine in stapled wrappers.
574. ROGERS, Will. Letters of a Self-Made Diplomat to His President. NY: Albert and Charles Boni, 1926. A volume of humorous sketches in the form of letters and cables to the President of the U.S. -- at that time, Calvin Coolidge. Identified on the title page as "Volume 1," suggesting a set, but the author's preface explains that as another bit of humor -- the suggestion that many more volumes of these correspondences could be compiled. Rogers, of Cherokee descent, was one of the most famous and well-liked figures in American popular culture at the time of this book: he appeared in 71 movies in the 1920s and 1930s, wrote more than 4000 newspaper columns, and was a popular broadcaster, as well as the author of a number of books. He was known as both a humorist and a philosopher; that is, his humor was taken seriously. Very near fine in an attractive pictorial dust jacket with a bit of chipping at the spine extremities and other minor edge wear. A nice copy.
575. ROKWAHO. Shaman Star Dancer. NY: Strawberry Press, 1977. One of 250 copies of this poem, with an illustration by the author. One sheet folded to make four pages. Near fine. Uncommon.
576. ROKWAHO. Covers. (Bowling Green): Strawberry Press, 1982. His first book: a collection of poems and drawings by this Mohawk artist. Many of the drawings have been covers of others' books, hence the title of this collection. Near fine in stapled wrappers.
577. ROSE, Wendy. Hopi Roadrunner Dancing. NY: Greenfield Review Press, 1973. The first book by this Hopi/Miwok writer, a collection of poems published by Joseph Bruchac's press and only issued in stapled wrappers. With illustrations by the author. Fine.
578. -. Another copy. Inscribed by Rose to another Native American poet in the year of publication: "Obviously a Brother/ in the guise of an/ eagle-poem; also someone/ who mysteriously sees/ as I see and the cure/ for which I know not.../ Your sister/ Wendy Rose/ (Chiron)/ 5/16/73." Fine. A nice inscription and an uncommon book, especially signed.
579. -. Another copy. Near fine in stapled wrappers.
580. ROSE, Wendy. Long Division: A Tribal History. NY: Strawberry Press, 1976. Her second book, one of 500 copies, published by Maurice Kenny's press. Edge-sunned; corners lightly turned; near fine in tall stapled wrappers. An uncommon book, and a fragile format.
581. -. Same title, the revised second edition. NY: Strawberry Press, 1981. Fine in stapled wrappers.
582. ROSE, Wendy. Academic Squaw. Marvin: Blue Cloud Quarterly, 1977. A review copy of this collection of poems, excerpted from a work then in progress, Lost Copper. With illustrations by the author. "Review copy" stamped on front cover; small numbers rear cover, else fine in stapled wrappers.
583. ROSE, Wendy. Lost Copper. Banning: Malki Museum Press, 1980. A review copy, so stamped on the front flyleaf, of this book that was published on the Morongo Indian Reservation. Inscribed by the author to another Native American poet: "For ____, Whose back must be bent though not broken from the weight of that same Dream Wheel - The destination is, must be, worth it!" With the recipient's handmade bookplate on the front flyleaf. Dust jacket panels clipped and pasted to boards; fine such as it is. A nice association copy.
584. ROSE, Wendy. Builder Kachina: A Home-Going Cycle. Marvin: Blue Cloud Quarterly, 1980. An excerpt from Lost Copper, illustrated by the author. Issued as Blue Cloud Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 4. Fine in stapled wrappers.
585. ROSE, Wendy. What Happened When the Hopi Hit New York. (NY): Contact II Publications, 1982. A collection of poems, with line drawing illustrations by the author. Price inked out on rear cover; about near fine in spine-sunned self-wrappers.
586. ROSE, Wendy. The Halfbreed Chronicles and Other Poems. Los Angeles: West End, 1985. A collection of poems, with illustrations by the author. Fine in wrappers.
587. (ROSS, Mrs. William P.). The Life and Times of Hon. William P. Ross. Fort Smith: Weldon & Williams, 1893. A biography of the Cherokee leader, written by his wife. Ross was a nephew of Chief John Ross, and he was integrally involved in the development of the Cherokee code of laws, assisted in building the Cherokee nation in numerous ways, and served as an emissary of his people to Washington from 1846 to 1886. Ross was made principal chief of the Cherokee tribe in 1866 after the death of John Ross, and he represented the Cherokees at the grand council of Indian nations in 1870. Recipient of numerous honors and awards, and an active and engaged statesman and tribal leader, he was a senator of the Cherokees when he died in 1891. This book was written shortly after his death by his widow, Mollie Ross. Front hinge cracking, and a tear on the front free endpaper is repaired with tape; spine extremities frayed, with a chip in the cloth at the lower front joint; previous owner name and Tulsa, Oklahoma, bookstore stamp. Overall, a good copy only of a fairly uncommon book about an important Cherokee leader.
588. ROTHENBERG, Jerome. The Flight of Quetzalcoatl. Brighton: Unicorn, 1967. Translation of an Aztec myth/song, rendered into Spanish verse in the 16th century and then adapted into Spanish prose, from which this translation was done. Rothenberg is noted for his work in "ethnopoetics," as a co-founder of Alcheringa and as editor of the important anthology Shaking the Pumpkin. Of a total edition of 426 copies, this is one of 26 lettered copies signed by Rothenberg and by Tony Bennett, who designed the silk-screened cover. Very slight edge creasing to covers; else fine in stapled wrappers.
589. RUPPERT, Jim. Natural Formations. Marvin: Blue Cloud Quarterly, 1981. Poetry and prose poems by a white writer who taught at Navajo Community College and did his dissertation on "Literary Translators of Native American Literature." Issued as Vol. 27, No. 3 of The Blue Cloud Quarterly. Mailing address of Joseph Bruchac; fine in stapled wrappers.
590. RUSHMORE, Helen, with Wolf Robe Hunt. The Dancing Horses of Acoma and Other Acoma Indian Stories. Cleveland: World (1963). A compilation of Acoma stories by a non-Native writer, aimed at children age 10 and up and illustrated by an Acoma artist, who was also a chief of the tribe. Inscribed by Rushmore to fellow author Inez Hunt. Fine in a mildly sunned, else fine dust jacket.
591. RUSSELL, Norman H. Russell, the Man, the Teacher, the Indian. Bigfork: Northwoods Press (1974). The collector's edition of this early book of poetry by a writer of Cherokee heritage. One of 100 numbered copies signed and numbered by the author on the title page. Colophon tipped to front flyleaf (here detached and laid in) bears the recipient's name, Maxine Cushing Gray, who is listed at the rear of the book as one of the patrons who made the publication possible. Together with a typed letter signed from Russell to Gray, who published NW Indian News Poetry Page. Also included is the typescript of Russell's poem "One Great Flowing," apparently submitted to NW Indian News in June, 1975. All elements near fine. A scarce edition; we have never seen this limited issue before.
592. RUSSELL, Norman H. Indian Thoughts: My Journey. Marvin: Blue Cloud Quarterly, 1980. A collection of poems in the series of books he wrote that were all entitled Indian Thoughts, each with a different subtitle. Illustrated by Arline Borgquist Russell. Inscribed by the author to Joe Bruchac. Fine in stapled wrappers. A good association copy.
593. -. Same title. Issued as Vol. 26, No. 2 of The Blue Cloud Quarterly. Mailing address of Joseph Bruchac; fine in stapled wrappers.