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Perillo, Artist of the American West

by Gregory Perillo and Stephen DeLauro 

This is a limited edition artist book and plate,  Plate is "The Apache Brave" 

  • Book is in EXCELLENT condition. No Dust Jacket as issued. Collectors plate in top cover, see pictures.
  • Gregory Perillo was born in 1929, in Greenwich Village, New York. He began to draw western themed pictures at the age of 10. As an adult, he worked as a sculptor and painter. He captures the fascinating saga of the American Indian and his brave heritage in a highly skillful style that vividly portrays a colorful chapter in American history. His work can be found in numerous prestigious museums. 
  • Vague Shadows & Alpine Fine Arts Collection, Ltd., 1981, 255 pages + limited edition plate, Plate is "The Apache Brave". Edition Limit to 3,000 
  • Clean pages and tightly bound. The book side of this collection is very clean and tightly bound. The book is bound in synthetic leather with gold printing

 

 

$119.95

Illustrated History of Indian Baskets and Plates
made by California Indians and many other tribes now on Exhibition at the Panama-pacific International Exposition

Reprinted by Leo Brown

Book is in EXCELLENT condition. Softcover no DJ

    * Reprinted 1974 by Leo Brown, Reedley Calif, softcover, numbered copy 5920.
    * Original edition 1915 by Viola Roseberry, collection of 34 B&W photo plates of indian craft work
    * Pages exceptionally clean and bright, very mild shelf wear to cover with slight yellowing. Everything tightly bound.





$24.95
Chief Red Horse Tells About Custer
The Battle of the Little Bighorn - An Eyewitness Account Told in Indian Sign Language
by Jessie Brewer McGaw - SIGNED by the author

Book is in VERY GOOD condition in  GOOD + DJ

  • SIGNED by the author on the title page
  • Elsevier / Nelson Books, 64 unnumbered pages.1981 Stated First Edition
  • The Battle of the Little Bighorn - An Eyewitness Account Told in Indian Sign Language. The story of the battle at which Gen. George Custer and the 7th Cavalry were wiped out, as told by a Sioux warrior who was there. Using the sign language used by the Plains Indians, the chief's account is reproduced here by the author.
  • Book is in near mint condition except for writing on the inside cover by the prior owner, part of which has been blacked out by marker. Dust jacket has a 1" tear on the back, along with a couple of smaller tears.

 

 

 

 

 

$174.95

The Peace Chiefs of the Cheyennes
by Stan Hoig
Stated First Edition

Book is in MINT condition in NEAR MINT DJ

    * The Cheyenne peace chiefs met yearly as the Council of the Forty-Four. "A Cheyenne chief was required to be a man of peace, to be brave and to be of generous heart," writes Hoig. The western movement of white civilization was a great burden to the peace chiefs, as they struggled to maintain the integrity of their people as they were trapped by history in impossible circumstances, struggling against disease, "firewater" and the decline of their source of livelihood - the buffalo.
    * Stated first edition
    * Univ of Oklahoma Press, 1980, 206 pg




$44.95