Mt. Gothic Tomes & Reliquary

MT. GOTHIC TOMES and RELIQUARY

Western Americana, Literary First Editions,

Rare Books, Old Maps, Antique Photographs,

Original Artwork, and Historic Artifacts

FEBRUARY 2012

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Brian Levine

P.O. Box 3048, Crested Butte, Colorado 81224-3048  USA

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"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." from The Great Gatsby, 1925, by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

 

MT. GOTHIC TOMES AND RELIQUARY is an intriguing mixture of Rare Books, Western Americana, First Edition Literature.  We have been in the business of "re-discovering" scarce Western Americana and First Edition Literature for over twenty-six years.  During that time, we have taken pride in helping public institutions and private collectors alike improve and expand their specialized archives.  We can do the same for you.

We are always interested in purchasing excellent books, F. Scott Fitzgerald first editions, literary and scientific first editions; maps, original photographs, documents and Western Americana.  We are also willing to travel, so do not hesitate contacting us first.  Superb items are always worth the effort.

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NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN

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MY INDIAN BOYHOOD

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By Chief Luther Standing Bear, Who was the Boy Ota K'Te (Plenty Kill), With Illustrations.  Inscribed and signed by Chief Standing Bear

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Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press Cambridge, 1931, first edition in original dust jacket.  Original cloth binding with orange print; 190 pages; illustrated end-papers.  Illustrations by Chief Standing Bear and Rodney Thomson.  Condition: book in very good plus condition, lightly sunned spine; dust jacket chipped and lightly sunned on spine, NOT price-clipped, very good.

Price: $950.00

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SCALPING IN AMERICA

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By Georg Friederici.  From the Smithsonian Report for 1906, Pages 423-438, (No. 1765), First Separate Edition.  Washington: Government Printing Office, 1907.  Original printed wrappers, 15 pages.  Condition: good plus.  Price: $65.00

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THE URINE DANCE OF THE ZUNI INDIANS OF NEW MEXICO

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By John G. Bourke, Third Cavalry, U.S. Army.  From the Ethnological Notes Collected by Him.  Under the direction of Lieutenant General P.H. Sheridan, U.S. Army in 1881.  Privately Printed, 1920.  One of 100 copies printed strictly for private circulation.  Near fine condition, 7 pages

Price: $75.00

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THE MOKI SNAKE DANCE: A popular account of that unparalleled dramatic pagan ceremony of the Pueblo Indians of Tusayan, Arizona, with incidental mention of their life and customs.  By Walter Hough, PH.D.  Sixty-four Half-tone Illustrations from Special Photographs.  Published by the Passenger Department, Santa Fe Route, 1898.  The Henry O. Shepard Co., Chicago.  Publication is in its original illustrated wrappers; square-bound; 60 pages.  Two maps at rear of publication: a) Routes to the Moki Pueblos; and, b) Santa Fe Route.  Pages are generally clean and bright; enamel-coated.  Spine is strong and tight.  Condition: cover are very lightly soiled; spine has some paper missing around the lower inch or so; otherwise, good plus to very good.  Price: $150.00

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CHEYENNE AUTUMN, by Mari Sandoz 

McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1953, first edition.  Book is in its original brown cloth binding with aqua and white printing on spine; 283 pages.  Book is about 270 Northern Cheyennes who, in 1878, fled the government reservation in Oklahoma for their home in Montana.  Dust jacket is price-clipped; otherwise it is in near fine condition with only the lightest of edge wear.  Original endpapers and flyleafs; no inscriptions.  Pages are bright, clean, and fresh.  Illustrated with half-tone photographs on enamel-coated paper.  Price: $75.00

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Jones, Paul.  BLUE FEATHER: A Story of Prehistoric Indian Life Based on a Navajo Legend.  Privately published by Prairie Publishers, Lyons, Kansas, 1953, first edition, signed, in dust jacket.  Story of Indian life in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.  Original light tan cloth binding; blue lettering on cover and  spine; 169 pagesl dust jacket.  Overall condition: very good plus: book is in near fine condition; dust jacket shows some edge wear.  Book is signed by author on front flyleaf.  Price: $45.00

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Sedgwick, Mrs. William T.  ACOMA, THE SKY CITY: A Study in Pueblo-Indian History and Civilization.  Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1926, 1st edition.  Book is in its original binding: aqua boards, green cloth with illustrated front cover and gold embossing on spine; 314 pages; maps on endpapers and flylears; numerous illustrations.  Condition: very good; strong spine; bright pages; light sunning to spine; no dust jacket.  Price: $75.00

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Freeman, Dan A.  FOUR YEARS WITH THE UTES: The Letters of Dan A. Freeman.  Edited and Published by W.M. Morrison, Waco, Texas, 1962.  Waco Village Press.  Number 60 of 100 copies for sale.  Original binding with tipped on title on front cover; 7 pages; one illustration.  Very good plus condition.  Price: $85.00

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The books and artifacts listed in this website represent only a small fraction of our inventory.  Please email or call us with your specific interests.  mtgothic69@rocketmail.com

Payment: we accept cashier's checks, money orders, personal checks, or wire transfers.  We do accommodate international clients.  We must apologize that we do not as yet accept credit cards.  Our preferred method of mailing: USPS first class priority with full insurance and delivery confirmation.  For orders over $500.00, we use USPS Registered Mail with full insurance.  All items are guaranteed to be authentic and as described, or you can notify us of any discrepancy within 24 hours of receipt and arrange to have your purchase price refunded.

WE PURCHASE HISTORICAL MATERIALS - books, maps, photographs, first editions, etc. --  FROM SINGLE ITEMS TO FULL LIBRARIES!  Email or call us with the details of your treasures.  We are more than willing to travel for an excellent collection.

"... But never again as during that all too short period when he and I were one person, when the fulfilled future and the wistful past were mingled in a single gorgeous moment -- when life was literally a dream...."  F. Scott Fitzgerald, from 'Early Success,' The Crack Up, October 1937

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