Tales of the Mohawks

Canada: J. M. Dent, 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. R. G. Miller. Edge and corner wear to the dj; dj is torn and repaired by tape in many places; scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; former owner's name is stamped in red in many places including the outer page edges; overall still a nice collectible used copy! Very rare and hard-to-find title! Red cloth with a black and white illustration on the front board and white lettering on the spine. 186 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print FIRST EDITION! "Some of this book is myth, much of it is legend, perhaps most of it is true; all of it is genuine. The Mohawks (in their own language, the Canienga) are the most famous nation of the famous Confederacy of the Six Nations, remembered in history as the warlike Iroquois League, but called by its members 'the Great Peace' and having as its symbol the Tree of Peace, under whose roots the hatchet is buried. They are no aboriginal museum-piece bur a living and vigorous people whose memories reach back to their ancient mythology and to the foundation of their League, perhaps six hundred years ago, but include over three centuries of close association with European friends, foes, and neighbors..........