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November 17, 2013 11:00 AMCalender
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Iapi Oaye, the Word Carrier

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$554$450
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2687BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 17, 2013 11:00AM

Description:

Iapi Oaye, the Word Carrier, edited by Stephen and Alfred Riggs. Greenwood, South Dakota: Published by the Dakota Mission, January-December, 1878,volume VII, numbers one through twelve, lacking the October issue, number ten; each issue is a folio-sized bifolium, with four printed pages, the covers feature a decorative wood engraved masthead and a large engraving depicting a story, religious vignette, or news item featured inside; the text on the front cover and inside the paper is in Dakota, in the Santee dialect, only the final page of the paper is in English; two old rust holes from a single staple (now removed) at the back edge of each issue, 16 1/2 to 17 x 11 1/2 in. (11)
Estimate $500-700


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Keywords

Alfred Riggs, Stephen Riggs, South Dakota, Greenwood, Dakota Mission, Santee