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General Custer, The Little Big Horn Battle & The Indian Wars

A one owner collection of standard works, rarities, and unique items.

Part One

CosmoBooks.co.uk [email protected] A Complete Life of General George A. Custer, Major General of Volunteers, Brevet Major General U.S. Army, and Lieutenant-Colonel Seventh U.S. Cavalry. Frederick Whittaker. Sheldon and Company, New York, 1876, 1st Edition. 1876, 1st Edition. Luther High Spot No. 1. Thick Octavo. 10 Pages, 648 pages and 17 plates including frontis. Original pictorial brown cloth gilt. Very rubbed to extremities and slightly split one inch at head of spine. Front inner hinge with later cloth tape repair. Very clean throughout and still quite a sound copy. Good. Item No: 188985. £120

A Few Memories of a Long Life. Robert C. Wallace. Ye Galleon Press 1988, 1st Edition, Limited Edition. 159 Pages. Wallace was a Major in the 5th Michigan Cavalry, and served with that regiment throughout the Civil War. He was Aide-de-Camp to General Torbert at that time of the incident at Fort Royal. It is his story that ''sets the record straight'' about who hanged Mosby's men. Was it Custer? Torbert? Item No: 189401. £30

A Pictographic History of the . Helen H. Blish. Illustrations by Amos Bad Heart Bull. University of Nebraska Press, 1967. 1st Edition. 1967, 1st Edition. Fine. Large Quarto. 530 Pages, including illustrations and 32 color plates relating to the Battle of the Little Big Horn River. Original Yellow and Black cloth gilt, fine, with a slipcase in Very Good condition. Item No: 189108. £50

A Sad and Terrible Blunder. Roger Darling . Potomac- Press, 1992. Swinford High Spot No. 36. Fine. Large Quarto. 295 Pages, including Maps and Photographs. Original Blue boards, fine. Item No: 189103. £39

AB-SA-RA-KA. Land of Massacre, being the experience of an Officer's Wife on The Plains. With an outline of Indian Operations and Conferences from 1865 to 1878. Signed Copy. Col. Henry B. Carrington, U. S. A. J. B. Lippincott and Co, Philadelphia, 1879, 5th Edition. Revised, enlarged, and illustrated with maps, cuts, Indian portraits, etc. Luther High Spot No. 137. Octavo. Prelims, 383 pages, two large folding maps, 15 illustrations including frontis. Original green pictorial cloth, featuring on the upper board an Indian in full headdress. Signed by the author to the front second free end paper. Very clean throughout. Fine. This Edition contains Carrington's Outline of Indian Operations and Conferences from 1865 to 1878. Item No: 188999. £300

An original colour print of Custer and his scout signed by Lorence Bjorklund. Lorence Bjorklund. 1972, Signed. Single sheet 5.5 x 8.5. Very Good. Item No: 189032. £30

Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior, on the Operations of the Department for the year ended June 30, 1876. [Including Papers accompanying the Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1876]. Z. Chandler. Secretary of the Interior. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1876, 1st Edition, 1876, 1st Edition. Thick Octavo. 28 Pages, 766 pages. Original black cloth gilt. Little worn to head and tail of spine, rear board slightly marked. Edges rather grubby. Text block very sound and clean throughout. Good. Item No: 188986. £200

Archaeological Perspectives on the Battle of the Little Bighorn: The Final Report Scott, Douglas, and Harmon, Dick, and Fox, Richard A. University of Oklahoma Press, 1989, 1st Edition. 328 Pages. Item No: 189399. £27

At the Battle of the Little Big Horn Where Was Custer? Harry Combs . Ternstyle Press Ltd., 1999, 1st Edition. 125 Pages. Item No: 189379. £27

Battle of Little Big Horn: A Comprehensive Study. Jack Pennington. Upton & Sons, 2001. 373 Pages. Pennington critically examines the statements and testimonies of participants (both Indian and white) as well as other writer’s scenarios concerning the battle and its aftermath. The development of the battle is reconstructed after evaluating Reno’s attack orders and his actions after separating from Custer and crossing Ford B., the sightings of Custer on the ridge, the statements of Sergeant Kanipe and Trumpeter Martin, Arikara and Crow accounts, including a deep study of Curley’s stories. Twenty-seven Sioux and accounts are skilfully dissected and integrated into Pennington’s analysis. Statements given at the Reno Court of Inquiry in 1879 and the confusing time zone / watch synchronizing- problem is addressed. Item No: 176231. £40

Battle of the Little Big Horn & Custer's Last Fight Remembered by Participants at the Tenth Anniversary, June 25, 1886 and the Fiftieth Anniversary, June 25, 1926. The Battle of the Little Big Horn Series, Volume VI. Richard Upton. Upton & Sons Publishers, 2006. 219 Pages. NEW. Includes Tenth Anniversary photos at Fort Custer, events of the battle remembered and shared by Gall, Godfrey, and others. Fiftieth Anniversary events recorded in photos of Indian and Cavalry soldiers, officers and their stories of the battle of the Little Big Horn. Photo Essays of the Seventh Cavalry Camp, including their departure (horses and cavalry) by train from Ft. Bliss in El Paso, Texas to the Battle of the Little Big Horn site in . camping at Crow Agency. Photo Essay: Cheyenne Warriors, Photo Essay: Airplanes at the 50th Anniversary. Photo Essay: Cavalry Veterans Return. Old enemies became friends, The Seventh Cavalry Riding Exhibition with overflow audience in attendance, White Man Runs Him in full regalia, photo of Seventh Cavalry coming over the Custer Battlefield for the first time in fifty years. Photo Essay: Soldier and Indian War Veterans in special remembrance ceremonies. Photo Essay: Crow Indian Dances. Photo Essay: Klenck Ranch where cavalry leaders met with cavalrymen on their way to the battlefield. Photo Essay: Crow Agency daily parades at the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration. Photo Essay: Indian Veterans and Indian Warriors in full regalia. Photo Essay:Main Ceremonies at the Fiftieth Anniversary. Photo Essay: Unknown Soldier and the Burying of the Unknown Soldier. Appendices, Bibliography and Index. 219 pages, Illustrated dust-jacket, endpapers. Item No: 177272. £33

Battle of The Little Big Horn 1876. The Official Record Of A Court Of Inquiry Convened At Chicago, Illinois, January 13, 1879, By The President Of The United States Upon The Request Of Major Marcus A. Reno, 7th U.S. Cavalry To Investigate His Conduct At The Battle Of Little Big Horn, June 25-26, 1876. With An Introductory Chapter By Colonel W. A. Graham. Col. W. A. Graham, U. S. A., Ret'd. W. A. Graham, Pacific Palisades, California, 1951. 1st Edition. Limited Edition of 125 copies of which this is copy number 113. With a signed slip by W. A. Graham. 1951, 1st Edition. Large Folio (13 x 8.5). 575 Pages. Original brown cloth, gilt. Very Fine. Luther High Spot No. 45. The court record was unpublished until this version in 1951, the Judge Advocate General did not even release the papers to the National Archives until 1941. This is the most extensive record of eyewitness accounts with almost all the surviving Officers of the Battle giving testimony along with some of the enlisted men and civilians. The chief virtue of this Edition is its comprehensive coverage and the opportunity that it provides to any researcher to fully understand how the Battle was perceived by those who survived it. Item No: 189009. £1750

Bent's Fort. David Lavender. The Country Life Press, New York, 1954, 1st Edition. Fine. Octavo. 450 Pages. Original Orange cloth fine, with a fine. Item No: 189086. £36

Benteen's Scout-To-The-Left, the Route from the Divide to the Morass\June 25, 1876 (Custer Trails Series, Vol 1). Roger Darling . Upton & Sons 1987, 1st Edition, 88 Pages. Item No: 189443. £30

Black Hills Booktrails. Foreword by Leland D. Case. Title page illustration by Milton Kudlacek. J. Leonard Jennewein. Dakota Terittory Centenial Commission, South Dakota, 1962, 1st Edition. Signed. Octavo. 111 Pages, 5 illustrations including frontis. Original orange cloth. Fine. Bookplate of John M. Carroll and signed by him. 'John M. Carroll died in the summer of 1990 and left behind a vast body of work that added greatly to the scholarly study of Custer, and his writings should be considered the equal of Graham, Kuhlman, Brininstool, et al. Carroll devoted much of his life to the study of , and wrote or edited many books on the subject. On his death his collection passed to his long time friend and associate Robert Aldrich, and it was finally sold at auction around 1996 by PBA. Material from his collection is now scarce on the open market. Item No: 188994. £45

Boston Daily Globe 1909. Stories of General Custer. Manuscript. John M. Carroll. This document has been compiled by John M. Carroll. He has even gone so far as to insert hand drawn original illustrations which have been signed by D. D. Moore. The piece starts with Carroll telling some stories and giving some history on General Custer. Carroll introduces this by praising Custer and noting down his strengths such as 'He was quick to decide and quick to execute'. He then goes on to focus on Custer's early life in which he examines it closely, and then his rise to General at such a young age. Carroll writes in a really good biographical way to explain Custer's life and this information spans over 38 pages which include 3 hand drawn illustrations on card all stuck to the pages with cellotape.Next comes the section from Boston Evening Records 1884. Carroll reports that 'important and most interesting evidence has come into a Record reporter's hands.' Before Carroll explains what this is he recaps the events leading up to Custer's demise in the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Then follows a transcript of a meeting held between the Record reporter, John Ryan (a former soldier with Custer) and . This is a very interesting piece of evidence and is a really good read. You will struggle to find something else like this as it is extremely rare. This transcript of the conversation covers 8 pages.Next follows some John Ryan letters. It is in these that Ryan is explaining his side of what happened during the fight and afterwards. There is then some questions put to Ryan from Camp which he answers. These letters and question and answers span over 57 pages and include a newspaper cutting, a card stuck onto the pages with cellotape and some photocopies of army paperwork. The card appears to be John Ryan's own. It has his name at the top, his ranks and divisions in the army, including his work with Custer against the KKK and other white supremacist groups in the South, followed by his career in the police force. It could be described as a form of 'memorium card' possibly published in celebration of his achievements, maybe for the 50th anniversary of the battle, the same year that Ryan died, 1926. John Ryan died on October 14th 1926, at 29 Auburndale Avenue, West Newton, MA, which incidentally was the house where he was born.Carroll doesn't provide a conclusion or summary to this huge piece of work but does include a lot of original and new information that may not have been seen elsewhere. This documentation really is a one of a kind. Not only does it include an eye witness account to what happened in the fight but it is also illustrated and well researched. The format is Imperial 8.5 x 11 and there are 103 loose pages. The pages are not annotated but appear to have been printed, not type written. The condition is Fine and even the card illustrations sellotaped to the papers are not damaged in any way. The papers have been stored in a brown envelope which has a split pin fastening on the back with the hand written words on the front: 'M.S.S. for Boston Daily Globe 1909. Stories of General Cuter. Boston Evening Record 1884. Ryan Interviews Sitting Bull. Ryan Letters to Camp. Compiled by John M. Carroll.'John M. Carroll died in the summer of 1990 and left behind a vast body of work that added greatly to the scholarly study of Custer, and his writings should be considered the equal of Graham, Kuhlman, Brininstool, et al. Carroll devoted much of his life to the study of George Armstrong Custer, and wrote or edited many books on the subject. On his death his collection passed to his long time friend and associate Robert Aldrich, and it was finally sold at auction around 1996 by PBA. Material from his collection is now scarce on the open market, and in particular his own manuscripts, notes, and typescripts. Item No: 188473. £400

Bugles Banners and War Bonnets. Ernest Lisle Reedstrom. Caxton Printers, 1977, 1st Edition. Swinford High Spot No. 48. Fine. Large Quarto. 362 Pages, including illustrations. Original Blue decorative boards fine, with a fine dustwrapper which is protected by clear archival wrapper for protection. Item No: 189106. £45

Camp on Custer. Transcribing the Custer Myth. Collector's Edition. Volume 11 of The Hidden Springs of Custeriana Series. Bruce R. Liddie. Arthur H Clark, 1995, 1st Edition. New. Octavo. Signed by Liddic and Harbaugh. This book is limited to twenty-five copies of which twenty-two are for sale, and one each reserved for the co-authors and publisher. Each numbered copy is supplemented by a print from an original photograph by D.F. Barry. This is a proof copy with no number, and does not have the photograph. 189 Pages. Original blue leather, die stamped with the flag of the 7th Cavalry in Red, Blue, and Gilt. Item No: 189051. £150

Crazy Horse. The Strange Man of the , A Biography. Mari Sandoz. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1942, 1st Edition. Luther High Spot No. 97. Very good. Octavo. 428 Pages, including one fold out map of 'The Country'. Original Cream pictorial cloth, with a very good dustwrapper, which is protected by clear archival wrapper for protection. Item No: 189074. £200

Custer and Me: A Historian's Memory. Robert M. Utley. University of Oklahoma Press 2004, 1st Edition. 258 Pages. For scholars and Western history enthusiasts, Robert M. Utley needs no introduction. Others know his face and distinctive voice from nearly one hundred documentaries on the History Channel and A&E television. In Custer and Me this renowned Western historian and expert on historic preservation turns his talents to his own life and career. Item No: 189362. £27

Custer and the Battle of Little Big Horn: An Encyclopedia of the People, Places, Events, Indian Culture and Customs, Information Sources, Art and Films. Thom Hatch. McFarland & Co Inc., 1997, 1st Edition. 248 Pages. The book benefits from an additional clear archival wrapper for protection. Generations of historians, novelists, painters, and television and movie producers have elevated Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer into this country's most enigmatic and controversial soldier and the Battle of the Little Bighorn into one of the most analyzed conflicts. Consequently, there exists a cult like attraction to Custer and the battle that made him famous. Item No: 189382. £30

Custer and the Cheyenne: George Armstrong Custer's Winter Campaign on the Southern Plains. Louis Kraft. Upton & Sons, 1995. 212 Pages Item No: 176223. £36

Custer in Periodicals. A Bibliographic Checklist. Introduction by Jeff Dykes. John M. Carroll. The Old Army Press, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1975, 1st Edition. Limited Edition of 500 signed copies. Volume 5 in the Source Custeriana Series. Oblong Octavo (10 x 7). Prelims, 134 pages. Original blue and cream cloth, gilt. Signed by the author. Fine. Also includes a reprint of the Theo W. Goldin article On The Little Big Horn with Gen. Custer. Item No: 189006. £30

Custer In Photographs. D. Mark Katz. Yo-Mark Production Co., 1985, 1st Edition. Swinford High Spot No. 4. New. Large Quarto. 150 Pages, fully photographed. Original Brown boards. New, with a dustwrapper in excellent condition. Item No: 189100 . £36

Custer Into The West With The Journal And Maps Of Lieutenant Henry Jackson. (Custer Trails Series Volume 11). Jeff Broome, 2009, 1st Edition. 250 Pages, illustrations, maps, preface, includes Custer in Kansas, the Hancock Expedition, Custer Takes Charge, Desertions Plague Custer, Custer's First Stand, the Desertions at Riverside Station,, Kidder's Last Stand and the End of the Campaign. 5 appendices, bibliography, index. Item No: 177264. £33

Custer of the West. 40 x 60 Film Poster. . Illustrated by Frank McCarthey. 1967. An original single sheet rolled poster measuring 40 x 60. Posters of this size and in this condition are very rare to find. There is a small tear to margin, no creasing or folding. Item No: 189040. £200

Custer. The Life of General George Armstrong Custer. Jay Monaghan. Little, Brown & Company, Canada, 1959. 1st Edition. Luther High Spot No. 3. Fine. Octavo. 469 Pages, including illustrations. Original Blue cloth fine, with a fine dustwrapper. Item No: 189075. £30

Custer's First Sergeant. Sandy Barnard . Ast, 1996, 1st Edition. 288 Pages. John Ryan spent nearly 14 years between 1862 and 1876 in the U.S. Army and took part in many of the most celebrated military encounters of that era. Initially a private with the 28th Massachusetts volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Irish Brigade, he charged with his comrades at Second Bull Run, survived the fiery plains beneath Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg and in the Wheatfield at Gettysburg, and was wounded three times on his 19th birthday, August 25, 1864, during the Battle of Reams Station, Virginia, in the Petersburg Campaign. Item No: 189386. £30

Custer's Last Campaign and The Battle of The Little Big Horn. Captain E. S. Godfrey. Lewis Osborne, 1968, 1st Edition. Fine. Large Quarto. Limited Edition. No 727 of 2100 Copies. 86 Pages, including illustrations. Also includes a reprint one page article on ''First account of the Custer Massacre'', Tribune Extra: Bismark, D T., July 6, 1876. Original red decorative cloth gilt, fine, protected by clear archival wrapper for protection. Item No: 189102. £45

Custer's Last Fight: The Story of the Battle of the Little Big Horn (Battle of Little Big Horn Series). David C. Evans. Upton & Sons, 1999, 1st Edition. 604 Pages. Mint. Item No: 189146. £60

Custer's Last Stand. Jackdaw No. A34 together with Jackdaw Study Guide. 1994. Folder of historical documents relating to Custer's Last Stand, including Maps, Telegrams, Letters, Treaty Signatures, Portraits and Broadsheets. In Total 20 items. Together with the rare study guide. All apparently unused, Very Fine. Item No: 189001. £30

Custer's Luck. Edgar I. Stewart. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1955, 1st Edition. Luther High Spot No. 108. Fine. Octavo. 522 Pages. Original Green cloth fine, with a fine dustwrapper. Item No: 189061. £45

Diary of The Little Big Horn in the Sioux Encounter at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Edgar I. Stewart and Jane R. Stewart Together with a Note on the Kicking Bear Pictograph by Carl S. Dentzel. Lt. Edward Settle Godfrey. The Champoeg Press, 1957. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Luther High Spot No. 61. Fine. Octavo. 74 Pages, including illustrations. Original Blue pictorial cloth fine, which is protected by clear archival wrapper for protection. Item No: 189093. £45

Echoes from The Little Big Horn Fight. Reno's Positions in the Valley. Fred Dustin. Published by the author, Saginaw, Michigan, 1953. 1st Edition. Luther High Spot No. 118. Small Quarto. 22 Pages including 5 sketch maps. Original printed card wraps, stapled as issued. Very Fine. Item No: 189010. £150

Flashman and the Redskins. From The Flashman Papers, 1849-50 and 1875-76. George MacDonald Fraser. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., 1982, 1st Edition. Fine. Octavo. 483 Pages. Original Red cloth, fine in a fine price clipped dustwrapper. Item No: 189063. £30

General Custer's Photographers. Custeriana Monograph Series. Introduction by Gregory J. W. Urwin. Lawrence A. Frost. Monroe County Library System , 1986, 1st Edition. Signed Limited Edition, No 51 of 300 Copies. New. Octavo. 46 Pages. Original decorative Blue Cloth Gilt. Item No: 189058. £30

General Custer's Thoroughbreds. Racing, Riding, Hunting and Fighting. 1986, 1st Edition. New. Octavo. 268 Pages. Original Blue Cloth Gilt. Item No: 189045. £30

General 's campaign of 1876: June 5 through August 3 : newspaper accounts of the Day. [Robert J. Legoski.] 2000, 1st Edition, 186 Pages. Signed by the author on title page. Item No: 189395. £30

George Armstrong Custer's Winners of the West. On the Battle of the Little Big Horn and related matters. Mary Ann Thompson. Upton & Sons Publishers, 2007. 207 Pages. Item No: 176232. £44

High Spots of Custer and Battle of the Little Big Horn Literature (and a Few Low Spots). Tal Luther. Kansas City Posse of the Westerners, Kansas City, Missouri, 1967, 1st Edition, Limited Edition of 250 Signed copies. This is number 100. Octavo. 36 Pages. Original brown cloth gilt. Fine. Item No: 188993. £27

Hokahey. A Good Day to Die. The Indian Casualties of the Custer Fight. Volume 16 of The Frontier Military Series. Richard G. Hardorff. Arthur H Clark, 1993, 1st Edition. Signed, Limited Edition, No 2 of 50 copies. New. Octavo. 174 Pages, including maps and illustrations. Bound in full leather. Item No: 189052. £75

I Fought with Custer. Sergeant Windolph. Last Survivor of the Battle of The Little Big Horn as told to Frazier and Robert Hunt. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947, 1st Edition. Luther High Spot No. 73. Fine. Octavo. 236 Pages, including illustrations. Original Green cloth gilt fine, with a fine dustwrapper. Item No: 189098. £33

I, Varnum. The Autobiographical Reminiscences of Custer's Chief of Scouts. John M. Carroll AND Charles K. Mills. J. M. Carroll Company, New York, 1982. 1st Edition, 1982, Signed Limited Edition to 150 copies. New. Octavo. 194 Pages, including illustrations. Decorative Brown Cloth Gilt. Item No: 189055. £100

Icastinyanka Cikala Hanzi. The Little Shadow Catcher D. F. Barry. Celebrated Photographer of Famous Indians. Thomas M. Heski. Book Sales Inc., 1978, 1st Edition. Swinford High Spot No. 47. Fine. Large Quarto. 176 pages, fully illustrated. Original Cream Cloth gilt fine. Item No: 189107. £36

Indian Fighting Army. Fairfax Downey. Illustrations from Frederic Remington, Charles Schreyvogel and R. F. Zogbaum. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941, 1st Edition. Luther High Spot No. 152. Very Good. Octavo. 327 Pages, including illustrations. Original Blue cloth gilt fine, with a fine dustwrapper. Item No: 189091. £75

Lakota Noon: The Indian Narrative of Custer's Defeat. Gregory F. Michno. Mountain Press Publishing Co., 1997, 1st Edition. 352 Pages. Item No: 189337. £27

Lakota Recollections of the Custer Fight. New Sources of Indian-Military History. Volume 15 of The Frontier Military Series. Arthur H Clark, 1991, 1st Edition, Signed, Limited Edition, No 2 of 50 Copies. New. Octavo. 211 Pages, including Maps and Illustrations. Bound in full leather, which benefits from an additional clear archival wrapper for protection. Item No: 189053. £75

Lancaster's Mutiny and Custer's Reprieve. Manuscript. John M. Carroll. (Edited by). This is a brilliant collection, based upon the extremely rare pamphlet 'A Soldier's Souvenir: or The Terrible Experiences of Lieut. L. L. Lancaster, of the Second Wisconsin Cavalry, A Martyr To the Cause of Truth and Justice; comprising: Short Biographical Sketches, with the Story of His Death Sentence, Reprieve, Banishment, Hardships and Final Release. By Antoinette Barnum Ferris. Pauly Brothers, Printers Eau Claire, Wis. 1896', with edited notes and explanatory text by Carroll. It is NOT the original manuscript by Ferris but the J.M. Carroll typed version. Not only do we have the finished typed manuscript from Carroll but we also have the first draft that was done together with photocopies of sources Carroll used, with notes and annotations made. After this comes the entire text in 37 pages of 'A Soldier's Souvenir or The Terrible Experiences of Lieut. L. L. Lancaster. By Antoinette Barnum Ferris.' This collection includes the final typed draft done by Carroll. This piece has no annotations and is correct and as it should be. This is a one of a kind piece with the first draft, together with research notes and the final draft. It will make a great addition to any Custer collection. The format is Imperial 8.5 x 11 and in each section there are 51 pages plus 17 pages of photocopies with one of them. The pages are loose and are all stored in a brown envelope with a spilt pin fastening at the back and hand written on the front of it is: 'M.S.S. for Lancaster's Mutiny and Custer's Reprieve. John M. Carroll Editor.' John M. Carroll died in the summer of 1990 and left behind a vast body of work that added greatly to the scholarly study of Custer, and his writings should be considered the equal of Graham, Kuhlman, Brininstool, et al. Carroll devoted much of his life to the study of George Armstrong Custer, and wrote or edited many books on the subject. On his death his collection passed to his long time friend and associate Robert Aldrich, and it was finally sold at auction around 1996 by PBA. Material from his collection is now scarce on the open market, and in particular his own manuscripts, notes, and typescripts. Item No: 188475. £400

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, Communicating... Information in relation to the character of the Indians killed or captured by U.S. Troops under the command of General George A. Custer. Executive Document No. 36, 40th Congress, 3rd Session. House of The Senate, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1869, 1st Edition. Octavo. Disbound. 3 Pages. Note; this a separated article from Executive Document No. 36. Very Good and sound. Item No: 188992. £60

Little Big Horn Diary, Chronicle of the 1876 Indian War. James Willert. Artwork by Warren A. Van Ess. James Willert, La Mirada, California, 1982. 2nd Edition. Signed Limited Edition of 1000 copies, this is number 481. Swinford High Spot No. 26. Large thick quarto. 26 Pages, 492 pages, fully illustrated. Original blue pictorial cloth, silver gilt. Signed by the author. Very Fine. Item No: 189005. £60

March of the Columns: Chronicle of the 1876 Indian War, June 27-September 16, 1876 (Custer Trails Series, Vol 4). James Willert. Upton & Sons, 1994, 1st Edition. 643 Pages, including illustrations. Mint. Original Red decorative cloth. Item No: 189148. £60

Massacre: The Custer Cover-Up the Original Maps of Custer's Battlefield, (Custer Trails Series ; Vol 3). W. Kent King. Upton & Sons, 1989, 1st Edition. 310 Pages. NEW. W. Kent King concludes there was a major military cover-up after the Battle of the Little Big Horn. King applies journalistic research techniques to primary source materials which have been largely overlooked by prior researchers. King gives fresh new approaches to incidents long thought settled. The original battlefield maps are presented and, along with others, 19 in all. 310 pages, bibliography and index. Reprint of 1989 1st edition. Item No: 177262. £30

Medals For The General: A History of Awards for General Custer for Gallant and Meritorious Service. Darold Engebretson. Upton & Sons Publishers, 2007, 1st Edition. 203 Pages. Item No: 176233. £30

Military Expedition against the Sioux Indians. House of Representatives Executive Document No. 184, 44th Congress, 1st Session. House of Representatives, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1876, 1st Edition. Octavo. Disbound. 63 Pages. Note; this a separated article from Executive Document No. 184. Very Good and sound throughout. Item No: 188991. £200

Miniature Marker Headstone for G. A. Custer. This gravestone is created from original damaged markers from the Custer National Monument. This miniature marker is one of a series produced for the LBHA 2009 Conference as a memento. It was produced using the old stone from the National Monument, which was removed and replaced. 4” tall, made from two pieces of marble, with a printed inscription. Item No: 189041. £60

Montana Road. Signed. Harry Sinclair Drago. William Morrow and Company, New York, 1935. 1st Edition. Fine. Octavo. Signed dedication to a friend from Harry Sinclair Drago. With the bookplate of J. M. Carroll and his signature. 306 Pages. Original bright Yellow cloth, dustwrapper in excellent condition. Item No: 189056. £30

Nomad: Custer in Turf, Field and Farm. Limited Edition. Edited by John M. Carroll. Limited to only 50 copies. Privately Printed by the Editor, 1978. 1st Edition. Signed by the Editor. Large Quarto. Original card covers, comb- binding. 118 Pages. Very Good. This piece of work by Carroll is a transcript of the 'Nomad Articles' which were printed in 'Turf, Field and Farm' between 1867 and 1875. Item No: 189013. £50 Nomad: Custer In Turf, Field and Farm. An Original 119 page typed Manuscript. John M. Carroll. (Compiled and Edited by). This piece of work by Carroll is a transcript of the 'Nomad Articles' which were printed in 'Turf, Field and Farm' between 1867 and 1875. Stored in a brown envelope which has a split pin fastening at the back and has the following hand written on the front: 'M.S.S. For Nomad. Custer In Turf, Field and Farm. Compiled and Edited by John M. Carroll.' John M. Carroll died in the summer of 1990 and left behind a vast body of work that added greatly to the scholarly study of Custer, and his writings should be considered the equal of Graham, Kuhlman, Brininstool, et al. Carroll devoted much of his life to the study of George Armstrong Custer, and wrote or edited many books on the subject. On his death his collection passed to his long time friend and associate Robert Aldrich, and it was finally sold at auction around 1996 by PBA. Material from his collection is now scarce on the open market, and in particular his own manuscripts, notes, and typescripts. Item No: 188474. £100

Of Garryowen In Glory, The History of the 7th U.S. Cavalry. Melbourne C. Chandler. 1960. 1st Edition. Fine. Large Quarto. 458 Pages, including illustrations. Original Black decorative cloth, fine, with a fine dustwrapper. Item No: 189109. £48

Old Neutriment. (The story of John Burkman who was Custer's own orderly). Glendolin Damon Wagner. Ruth Hill, Boston, 1934. 1st Edition. Luther High Spot No. 74. Octavo. 256 Pages, 27 illustrations including frontis. Original red cloth, gilt. Snag to head of spine. Text bright and clean throughout. Also with a signed letter by the author discussing several historical issues with a correspondent. Item No: 189000. £90

Rekindling Camp Fires. The Exploits of Ben Arnold (Connor) (Wa-si-cu Tam-a-he- ca). An Authentic Narrative of Sixty Years in the Old West As Indian Fighter, Gold Miner, Cowboy, Hunter and Army Scout. Lewis. F. Crawford. Capital Book Company, Bismark, North Dakota, 1926. 1st Edition. Luther High Spot No. 40. Octavo. 324 Pages, 14 illustrations including frontis. Original blue cloth gilt with lightly worn original dustwrapper. Top edge lightly browned. Contents very nice and clean. Very Good. Item No: 188997. £90

Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1877. E. A. Hayt. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1877, 1st Edition. Octavo. Disbound. 319 Pages, no map. Note; this a separated article from the Annual Report of the Secretary of Interior. Very Good and sound throughout. Item No: 188989. £55 Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. October 30, 1876. Smith, J. Q. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington, 1876. Octavo. pp381-pp685. The Indian Affairs report, disbound from the Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior. Disbound. Text clean and solid. The paper is crisp and flexible, and not brittle. Very good. Item No: 119621. £75

Sacred Ground: Americans and Their Battlefields. Edward Tabor Linenthal. University of Illinois Press, 1991, 1st Edition. 352 Pages. Americans have persistently expressed fascination with the nation's most famous battlefields through patriotic rhetoric, monument building, physical preservation, and battle re-enactment. But each site is also a place where different groups of Americans went to compete for ownership of cherished national stories and to argue about the meaning of war, the importance of martial sacrifice, and the significance of preserving the nation's patriotic landscape. Item No: 189400. £27

Sitting Bull Photograph c.1885. D.F. Barry (Photographer). D.F. Barry, Birmarck, North Dakota, no date. (c.1885). Albumen photograph of the famous Sioux Chief standing in a studio setting, taken by the well known photographer D.F. Barry of Bismarch, North Dakota. Whilst not detailed, it is likely that this photo would have been taken whilst Sitting Bull was at the Fort Yates, Standing Rock Agency on the South / North Dakota boundary, where he had returned, along with 186 of his tribe, in 1881 following his self imposed exile in Canada following the fight at the Little Big Horn in June 1876 and the death of General Custer together with a large portion of his troops. Whilst at the agency, Sitting Bull briefly went on tour with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and made a significant income from performances, selling photographs and autographs to the crowds, though reputedly giving much of his money away to the poor and homeless. He might reasonably be described as the first celebrity Indian due to his popularity on the tour, whilst still feared by the authorities in the form of the Agent at Fort Yates and some elements of his tribe, an issue which would ultimately lead to his murder in 1890. The photograph features Sitting Bull in a full headdress of feathers, whilst holding a war club in his left hand. On the original D.F. Barry mount, with imprint and title in the lower margin, and pictorial imprint on the reverse. Image 5.5 x 3.75 inches, mount 6.5 x 4.25 inches. The image is creased horizontally at the centre, causing the surface of the print to break. There is no loss however. Originally from the library of Harry & Connie Lockwood, Cincinnati, Ohio, and sold at auction Thursday 4th November 1999. Item No: 188467. £475

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