INDIAN WHY STORIES Sparks From War Eagle's Lodge-Fire - SIGNED Frank B Linderman

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This auction is for a pre-owned illustrated vintage hardback book with pieces of original dust jacket - book appears to be signed by the author on the first page, book was signed when I obtained it.
INDIAN WHY
STORIES
SPARKS FROM WAR
EAGLE'S LODGE-FIRE
By
FRANK B. LINDERMAN
(CO-SKEE-SEE-CO-COT)
Illustrated by
CHARLES M. RUSSELL
(CAH-NE-TA-WAH-SEE-NA-E-KET)
The Cowboy Artist
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
NEW YORK    1915
COPYIRGHT, 1915, BY
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
Published September, 1915
236 pages
CONTENTS:
WHY THE CHIPMUNK'S BACK IS STRIPED
HOW THE DUCKS GOT THEIR FINE FEATHERS
WHY THE KINGFISHER ALWAYS WEARS A WAR-BONNET
WHY THE CURLEW-S BILL IS LONG AND CROOKED
OLD-MAN REMAKES THE WORLD
WHY BLACKFEET NEVER KILL MICE
HOW THE OTTER SKIN BECAME GREAT "MEDICINE"
OLD-MAN STEALS THE SUN'S LEGGINS
OLD-MAN AND HIS CONSCIENCE
OLD-MAN'S TREACHERY
WHY THE NIGHT-HAWK'S WINGS ARE BEAUTIFUL
WHY THE MOUNTAIN-LION IS LONG AND LEAN
THE FIRE-LEGGINGS
THE MOON AND THE GREAT SNAKE
WHY THE DEER HAS NO GALL
WHY INDIANS WHIP THE BUFFALO-BERRIES FROM THE BUSHES
OLD-MAN AND THE FOX
WHY THE BIRCH-TREE WEARS THE SLASHES IN ITS BARK
MISTAKES OF OLD-MAN
HOW THE MAN FOUND HIS MATE
DREAMS
RETROSPECTION
ILLUSTRATIONS
BY CHARLES RUSSELL
"Yes- the Mice-people always make their nests in the heads of the dead Buffalo-people, ever since that night"
"The Person was full of arrows, and he was pulling them from his ugly body"
"Then she sang a queer song over and over again until the Young-man had learned it well"
"'I am sorry for you,' said the White Beaver - Chief of all the Beavers in the world"
"'Smoke,' said Old-man, and passed the pipe to his visitor"
"Ho! - when the ghost-people saw the Unlucky-one they rushed at him with many lances"
"This big Snake used to crawl up a high hill and watch the Moon in the sky"
"He went up on the steep hillside and commenced to roll big rocks down upon her lodge"
Also the illustrations in colors on the cover and the title-page, and the black and white drawings in the text.
First page, written in black ink:
To
Peferil Meigs Jr
If you ever come to Montana
find my fire, and we'll eat
together if there's meat in camp.
Frank B. Linderman
Santa Barbara, Cal.
1926
(I could be off on the name it is written to)
Penciled note on second page:
Russell illus.
1st ed Autographed
Should increase
in value.  Linderman
lived with Indians for
years.
Autographed by Russell (v)+
Linderman
I have not found an autograph by Russell - only Linderman
PARTIAL dust jacket contained within - only the front cover and one inner flap
Heavy signs of wear - dark age yellowing - some water mark stains and faded spine cover
I have found no pages to be loose or missing - but several weak and cracked areas within binding
This book weighs 1  pound 9.0 ounces - prior to packaging
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