| Notes: Size is quarto (4vo), 11.75"/29.8cm h.Carley, Kenneth : The Sioux Uprising of 1862. St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society, 1961. First edition/First impression. Size is quarto (4vo), 10.75"/27cm h. Bound in publisher's sandy-orange cloth boards, brown lettering/ornamentation to spine and front board. Matte color pictorial dust jacket, artwork depicting an attack on Ft. Ridgely in 1862. Plain white endpapers. [1-4], 5-80. Author's preface, chronology, contents, 15 chapters (from "Causes" through various scenes of violence, to "Sequel"); sources, index. B&w maps, drawings, photos. Condition notes: A very good first printing of this collectible history of the Dakota conflict: boards in excellent condition, great color retention, tail spine end rolled, binding tight and square; unclipped dust jacket worn/rubbed with several small closed tears and chips to head spine. Gift inscription to head ffep, else unmarked. We personally inspect every book we offer. |