A CENTURY OF DISHONOUR: A SKETCH OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT'S DEALINGS WITH SOME OF THE NORTH AMERICAN TRIBES by H.H. Jackson, Helen Hunt - 1881

Boston: Roberts Brothers. Binding sound, text clean, light shelfwear to covers; slight soiling to light colored covers, front free endpaper neatly removed. No jacket. . Very Good-. Hardcover. 1889.

Boston. Roberts Brothers. 1875. Hardcover. 16mo. 14.5cm, viii,239p., maroon blind-stamped cloth, gilt titles, near fine (lgc). - A selection of essays, mostly relating to family life, including three on the inhumanities of parents. Of particular interest is an article entitled "Children of Nova Scotia

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1888. Hardcover. Fine. Two volumes in one. Hardcover in golden yellow cloth lettered in gilt and with floral decoration in brown. Titled page printed in red and black. 191 and 135 pp. Engraved title pages; decorated capitals and tailpieces. A bright, fine copy, small neat ownership signature front free endpaper. Poetry. Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885) was an American poet and writer who became well known as an advocte for Native American peoples.

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1886. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 418p. A brick-red cloth hardcover book in near-fine condition. Mild shelf wear else clean and tight. Text is unmarked and binding is secure. Narrative tour of America's west coast, the British Isles, and northern Europe, by the author of RAMONA.

Very Good just light binding wear Little, Brown & Co Boston 1898 early reprint hardcover 8vo, gray cloth, 418 pages plus ads, Black and gilt cover titling, inside front cover bears name, address and date (1901). Contents include sections on California and Oregon (150+pages), Scotland and England (appx. 70 pages), Norway, Denmark and Germany (190+ pages. ) California and Oregon section includes material on outdoor industries in Southern California, Fr. Junipero and his work, mission Indians in Southern California, echoes in the City of the Angels, and chance days in Oregon.

Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1872. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, embossed blue cloth with gilt stamping, 107 pages. Text edges stained red, title page in red and black. Previous owner's inscription on blank prelim page. Bright, tight copy. Record # 412035

San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1971. Hardcover. Near Fine. Quarter linen with spine label over patterned boards, 4to., 84 pages, illustrated with color wood engravings by Mallette Dean. One of 450 copies printed from Van Dijck type by Mallette Dean and bound by Cardoza-James. A clean, very near fine copy in archival mylar.

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1882. Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885), a classmate of Emily Dickenson who, initially writing anonymously (as "H.H."), was one of the best-known novelists of the 19th Century. She became a strong advocate for Native Americans; her popular romantic novel, "Ramona," has the serious purpose of pointing out the mistreatment of California Mission Indians, and has gone through many editions. "A Century of Dishonor" is her most famous non-fiction work; although initially ignored, it is still in print today. This is a Very Good copy of a Later Printing (the First Edition was 1873) of some of her reform-minded essays (e.g., the first three chapters cover "The Inhumanities of Parents"). Maroon cloth binding, decoratively stamped with gilt lettering on the cover and spine. Clean text; 239 pages; decorative endpapers, page endges stained red. Lightly rubbed at the margins, with light bumping. A cute little book by a major figure that has relevance… Read More

San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1971. Limited Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Limited to 450 copies. Beautifully printed, color illustrations. A classic printing of Western Americana and California history.