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LUTHER STANDING BEAR
(1868–1939), aka Ota Kte (meaning Plenty Kill) or Mochunozhin, Native American writer and actor, a dancer and horseback rider for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show who inherited the position of "chief" to the Lakota peoples. His rare signed book My People, the Sioux (Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1928). First edition, signed "Chief Standing Bear" on the first front endpaper, with a 1962 gift inscription from his son-in-law LONE EAGLE beneath. Clean, attractive russet cloth cover with blind-embossed brown design; no fading to the cover or back cover, spine lightly sunned. No foxing; the interior is clean, no marks, and with bright plates and illustrations. Hinges strong and tight, all pages intact and firmly bound. Very good to near fine condition. Included is a 2pp. letter from Lone Eagle, November 8, 1958, to Kenny Red Owl Englert, in which he talks about having first editions of Standing Bear's books and how he helped his father-in-law with the books. Lone Eagle included a very nice, unpublished, black and white photograph of Standing Bear with the letter, dated 1930. Three pieces.

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December 9, 2011 11:00 AM EST
Stamford, CT, US

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