The aim of this series of publications is to put within the reach of
scholars authentic materials for the study of the languages and
culture of the native races of America. Each work is the production of
the native mind, and is printed in the original tongue, with a
translation and notes, and only such are selected as have some
intrinsic historical or ethnological importance. The volumes of the
series are sold separately, at the prices named.
_NOW READY._
=No. I. THE CHRONICLES OF THE MAYAS.=
=Edited by DANIEL G. BRINTON, M.D. 279 pages. Cloth, uncut, $5.00.
($3.00 when a complete set is ordered.)=
This volume contains five brief chronicles in the Maya language of
Yucatan, written shortly after the Conquest, and carrying the history
of that people back many centuries. To these is added a history of the
Conquest, written in his native tongue, by a Maya Chief, in 1562. The
texts are preceded by an introduction on the history of the Mayas;
their language, calendar, numeral system, etc.; and a vocabulary is
added at the close.
=No. II. THE IROQUOIS BOOK OF RITES.=
=Edited by HORATIO HALE. 222 pages. Cloth, uncut, $3.00.=
This work contains, in the Mohawk and Onondaga languages, the
speeches, songs and rituals with which a deceased chief was lamented
and his successor installed in office. It may be said to throw a
distinct light on the authentic history of Northern America to a
period fifty years earlier than the era of Columbus. The Introduction
treats of the ethnology and history of the Huron-Iroquois. A map,
notes and a glossary complete the work.
=No. III. THE COMEDY-BALLET OF GÜEGÜENCE.=
=Edited by DANIEL G. BRINTON, M.D. 146 pages. Cloth, uncut, $2.50.=
A curious and unique specimen of the native comic dances, with
dialogues, called _bailes_, formerly common in Central America. It is
in the mixed Nahuatl-Spanish jargon of Nicaragua, and shows
distinctive features of native authorship. The Introduction treats of
the ethnology of Nicaragua, and the local dialects, musical
instruments, and dramatic representations. A map and a number of
illustrations are added.
=No. IV. A MIGRATION LEGEND OF THE CREEK INDIANS.=
=By A. S. GATSCHET. 251 pages. Cloth, uncut, $3.00.=
This learned work offers a complete survey of the ethnology of the
native tribes of the Gulf States. The strange myth or legend told to
Gov. Oglethorpe, in 1732, by the Creeks, is given in the original,
with an Introduction and Commentary.
=No. V. THE LENÂPÉ AND THEIR LEGENDS.=
=By Dr. DANIEL G. BRINTON. Cloth, uncut, $3.00.=
Contains the complete text and symbols, 184 in number, of the WALAM
OLUM OR RED SCORE of the Delaware Indians, with the full original
text, and a new translation, notes and vocabulary. A lengthy
introduction treats of the Lenâpé or Delawares, their history,
customs, myths, language, etc., with numerous references to other
tribes of the great Algonkin stock.
_IN PREPARATION_:
=THE ANNALS OF THE CAKCHIQUELS.= By Francisco Arana Ernantez Xahila.
With a translation and notes by Dr. D. G. Brinton.
=ABORIGINAL AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY.= Chiefly original material, furnished
by various collaborators.