{"product_id":"1903-scarce-first-signed-edition-algonquin-indian-tales-collected-by-er-young","title":"1903 Scarce First Signed Edition - Algonquin Indian Tales Collected by ER Young","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"1714\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"321\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Egerton R. Young. Illustrated by J. E. Laughlin and others.\u003cbr data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"384\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"394\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"420\"\u003eAlgonquin Indian Tales.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"423\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"437\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e New York: Eaton \u0026amp; Mains. Cincinnati: Jennings \u0026amp; Pye, 1903. First US Edition.\u003cbr data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"499\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"512\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English, with the author's inscription including Algonquin syllabics.\u003cbr data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"590\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"599\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 x 5.5 inches.\u003cbr data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"618\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"628\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258 pages.\u003cbr data-start=\"639\" data-end=\"642\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"642\" data-end=\"654\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attractive and very good, publisher’s original\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003elight brown pictorial cloth binding with bold white titles and a striking color-block profile portrait of an Indigenous man framed by geometric border motifs (hinges fine, light overall soiling and a touch of rubbing, corners mildly bumped, spine gently faded — as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. A solid and visually appealing example of this early 20th-century ethnographic classic.\u003cbr data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1076\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1088\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content (clean, tight, and bright, with only light foxing or toning in a few margins — as shown). Front endpaper with\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eauthor’s full-page inscription, written partly in\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eAlgonquin syllabics, giving the author’s Indian name “The Praying Marten,” dated Oct. 25, 1906. Previous owner’s neat signature on the upper part of the same page. \u003cbr data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1465\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1483\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated with full-page plates and in-text drawings, including the frontispiece (“The rabbit tells Nanahboozhoo of his troubles”) and other scenes depicting Ojibwe and Algonquin storytelling, landscapes, and cultural practices. Complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1716\" data-end=\"1746\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1716\" data-end=\"1729\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (USD 200– 250).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1772\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1770\"\u003eThe book: \u003c\/strong\u003eA desirable\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eauthor-signed 1903 edition of \u003cem data-start=\"1819\" data-end=\"1843\"\u003eAlgonquin Indian Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, Egerton R. Young’s celebrated collection of stories gathered during his years among the Cree and Ojibwe peoples of northern Canada. Blending folklore, natural lore, humor, and mythic tradition, the volume preserves oral tales that had long been shared around wigwams, lakeshores, and campfires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2575\"\u003eOf particular note is the\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003erare and culturally significant inscription, written partly in Algonquin syllabics and giving Young’s Indigenous name, “The Praying Marten.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2582\" data-end=\"2603\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2586\" data-end=\"2601\"\u003eThe author: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2604\" data-end=\"2629\"\u003eEgerton Ryerson Young\u003c\/strong\u003e (1840–1909) was a Canadian missionary, teacher, and author who spent many years working among Indigenous communities in northern Manitoba and Ontario. His writings, which include \u003cem data-start=\"2809\" data-end=\"2833\"\u003eBy Canoe and Dog-Train\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"2838\" data-end=\"2873\"\u003eThree Boys in the Wild North Land\u003c\/em\u003e, document his close contact with Cree and Ojibwe families and his efforts to record their stories, languages, and customs. Young’s work is valued today for its ethnographic detail and for preserving stories that might otherwise have been lost to time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024623616249,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20251115Indian-000.jpg?v=1763212043","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1903-scarce-first-signed-edition-algonquin-indian-tales-collected-by-er-young","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}