Catalogue of the Private Library of William J. Mackay of Springfield, Mass., Comprising a Large Collection of Books Relating to the American Indians. . .
Boston: C. F. Libbie & Co., January 22 and 23, 1907. Item #825 8vo. 240 x 160 mm., [9 ½ x 6 ¼ inches]. 126 pp. Original printed wrappers; some discoloration to the wrappers; with faults a very good. This copy with a presentation bookplate inside the back wrapper from Libbie & Co. to the New England Historic Genealogical Society; both volumes with numerous ownership stamps in blind of the NEHGS. Collection of 1440 lots, exclusively devoted to Americana, including New England local history, Western travel, a large collection of Californiana, Mormonism, the Shakers, and Native Americans. The collection documents the anthropology, history, biography, and langue of the American Indian, with special reference to the interaction with settlers, treatises with the U. S. Government, warfare, and the creation of the reservation system. George McKay, American Auction Catalogues, 6251. (825)
Price: $125.00