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THE VANISHING RACE, The Last Great Indian Council, A Record in Picture and Story of the Last Great Indian Council, Participated in by Eminent Indian chief from Nearly Every Indian Reservation in the United States, Together with the Story of Their Livs as Told by Themselves - Their Speeches and Folklore Tales - Their Solemn Farewell and the Indians' Story of the Custer Fight.
The Concept of Rodman Wanamaker
Dr. Joseph K. Dixon
Book Description: Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, NY, 1914. Decorative Cloth. Book Condition: Good. Rodman Wanamaker (illustrator). second edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xviii, 222 p., Cover Separated at spine. illustrated with 80 sepia-tone photogravures by Rodman Wanamaker, who is stated as the inspiration for this title. the photogravure plates rival Edward Curtis' work in preserving/ re-creating traditional Indian life. Bound in brick-red cloth, with gold title, and white & black woven beads device and indian head. Some shelf wear to extremeties, tears and frayings at spine ends. Text block clean and bright without foxing or markings, gravures magnificent. Overall a good copy of an increasingly hard to find title.