Bidspirit auction | 1961-1983 A Group of Four

1961-1983 A Group of Four Books on Native American History and Pennsylvania Craftsmanship - An assortment of four printed works comprising reference texts on indigenous cultures and traditional gunsmithing. The collection includes one pictorial board hardcover and three softcover volumes. The first volume is a softcover edition of League of the Iroquois by Lewis Henry Morgan, published by Citadel Press, a division of Lyle Stuart Inc., bearing a copyright date of 1962 and an ISBN 0-8065-0917-1. The bottom edge of the text block features the name SHOWALTER written in blue ink. The second volume is a softcover titled Indians in Pennsylvania by Paul A. W. Wallace, published by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in Harrisburg. The title page identifies this as a second printing, dated 1964, following the first printing of 1961. The back cover is printed with a circular seal for the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission dated 1945, containing a crest with the words MERCY and JUSTICE. The third volume is a pictorial board hardcover titled Indians of North America by Daniel Jacobson, published by Franklin Watts in 1983 as part of the Reference First Book series. The spine is printed with the title and the name WATTS, and the back cover includes the library edition number 531-04647-8. The fourth volume is a plastic comb-bound softcover titled The Art of Building the Pennsylvania Longrifle by C. G. Dixon. The title page indicates this is a revised third edition, ninth printing of the first edition, bearing a 1978 copyright and a 1980 introduction date. It was published by Dixon Muzzleloading Shop Inc. in Kempton, Pennsylvania. The title page includes a faint, illegible pencil signature. The collection is in overall good to very good condition. League of the Iroquois shows minor shelf wear to the edges and a small dark stain on the back cover (photo 3). The bottom edge of the text block has a blue ink owner name (photo 4). Indians in Pennsylvania exhibits the most significant wear, with chipping and paper loss along the spine (photo 12) and general toning and creasing to the covers (photo 10). Indians of North America is in very good condition with clean boards and a tight binding (photo 18). The Art of Building the Pennsylvania Longrifle shows light handling wear to the covers and a faint pencil signature on the title page (photo 23). Internal pages across all volumes appear clean and intact.