About this title: '"These Were the Sioux" compels attention because it is authoritative; it compels admiration because it was written from the heart' - V.P. Hass, "Chicago Sunday Tribune". 'The Sioux book gives the lore and logic of Indian life. It is rapid reading. Yet it unobtrusively overflows with Miss Sandoz's lifetime love and respect for these plains pioneers, and with her careful insights into their ways' - R. C. Nelson, "Christian Science Monitor".'Here in these well established patterns of conduct...is a picture of an orderly, deeply respected way of life that is no more...A worthwhile appraisal' - ...
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Dell Publishing
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass Market Paperback; Good condition; light tanning to pages; shelfwear; 93 p. Includes illustrations. (shelf b102); "The author describes and explains the customs and beliefs and wisdom of the Sioux Indians"; read more
Edition: First Dell Paperback
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Dell Publishing Co., Inc., New York
Date Published: 1967
Description: (cover art by Garrido) Good Plus. Dell 8696. January 1967. 1st printing. The front cover has a reading crease on the front cover. Spine reinforced with tape. Hole in back cover. Page tanning with edge browning. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: A Mayflower Book
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good. Mass Market Paperback. copyright@1967. coverwear anf front cover creased. pages are tanning. price written on front endpage. read more
Description: Good. Paperback Dell Laurel-Leaf 1967 printing in good condition with light handling wear. Always Packaged With Care Personally! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 1985-09-01
ISBN-13:9780803291515ISBN:0803291515
Description: Very Good. LIKE BRAND NEW, EXCEPT CORNERS OF SOME PAGES TURNED DOWN. NOT A REMAINDER, NO SPINE CREASES. Bright, Clean, & Crisp. GREAT BUY. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: A Yearling Book
Date Published: 1974
Description: Fair. No Jacket. Covers Rubbed/Worn, Corners/Edges Worn, Some Tears On Spine/Skin Missing, Stamps Inside Front Cover, Text Is Unmarked, Good Reading Copy. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780803291515ISBN:0803291515
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Book is clean and tight. Only flaws are a remainder mark and a small bump on on back cover corners. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 118 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dell
Date Published: 1967
Description: Very Good. SC Stated Jan 1967 First Dell Pritning Laurel Leaf Mayflower paperback TM766734. Great condition for age. Minor shelf wear. Shipping confirmation. Shipping confirmation. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Dell
Date Published: 1967
Description: Near Fine condition, inner covers yellowed. From an informed and understanding viewpoint, Mari Sandoz describes and explains those customs and beliefs and the straightforward philosophy and practical wisdom of the Sioux. read more
Edition: First Edition, 3rd Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bison Books/Univ of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780803291515ISBN:0803291515
Description: New in None as Issued jacket. BRAND NEW Copy. Lore and mores of the Sioux by Nebraska novelist, writer and teacher Mari [Susette] Sandoz (1896-1966). Sandoz wrote extensively about pioneer life and the Plains Indians, and is best known for her highly acclaimed 1935 biography of her pioneering father, Old Jules, who was a friend of the Sioux. An authoritative and sensitive portrait of Indian life. read more
Edition: 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hastings House, Publishers, New York
Date Published: 1961
Description: Fair in Poor jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Book shows moderate to heavy wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ D.J. price clipped; numerious tears, chips, holes and creases; satins on rear of cover; heavy edge wear; scuffed/ boards are scuffed; slightly frayed on edges/ corners and spine bumped and slightly frayed/ writing on front page/ discoloration on end pages. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hastings House, New York
Date Published: 1961
Description: Bad Heart Bull; Kills Two. Very Good in Very Good jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Illustrated by Sioux artists. 118 pp. Red cloth boards with black drawing and print. Clean copy with light edge and corner wear. Front free end paper has eraser scuff and end papers have 1" separation at top of gutter. Dust jacket is bright-edge and corner chipping as well as on spine ends with a little loss. Back panel has original price sticker and white background shows dark rubbing. Pencilled initials on ... read more
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
"The writer who is of Swiss origin, her parents settled in Nebraska, was in personal contact with this Indian tribe and gives a first hand account of their lifestyle"
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