(Americana) Government Printing Press, Washington Two fine w...

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(Americana) Government Printing Press, Washington Two fine works Washington Matthews. 'Ethnography and Philology of the Hidatsa Indians,' Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey Miscellaneous Publications No. 7, brown cloth with gilt tooled lettering to front board and spine, ex libris, very light spotting to the edge of text block, vg to fine, 239 pp, pp.125-209 of this work are a Hidatsa Dictionary, and 213-239 are a Hidatsa-English Vocabulary, Government Printing Press, Washington, 1877. Washington Matthews (1843–1905), an Army surgeon, was stationed at Fort Union in present-day Montana in 1865. During his time there, he developed a lasting interest in Native American cultures and languages. Between 1865 and 1872, he served at several forts in Dakota Territory, including Fort Berthold, Fort Stevenson, Fort Rice, and Fort Buford. While stationed at Fort Berthold, Matthews became fluent in the Hidatsa language and authored a series of works detailing their culture and language. 'Annual Report of the Comptroller of the Currency to the First Session of the Forty-Ninth Congress of the United States. December 1, 1885,' near contemporary cloth with gilt lettering to spine, ex libris label Courtney Library, two Royal Institution of Cornwall stamps to title page, pp.199, with 'Abstract of Reports of the Condition of the National Banks on December 20, 1884, March 10, May 6, July 1, and October 1, 18885. Arranged by states, Territories, and Reserve Cities,' running pp.202-pp.245, index, some very light spotting to edge of text block, vg, Government Printing Press, Washington, 1885. (2)