Description
Dakota Wowapi Wakan Kin
The New Testament
in the Dakota Language
Translated from the Original Greek, by Stephen R. Riggs, A.M. Missionary of the A.B.C.F.M.
New York American Bible Society; 1871.
With the name Angelia Little Eagle inside.
Original embossed leather binding, worn.
Both covers are detached. Spine damaged.
A couple of small tears repaired with archival tape.
A few leaves with small marginal damage
Bookblock broken
408 pp.
Size 4.5 by 7"
text in Dakota Language
Reserve: $950.00
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1871 BIBLE in DAKOTA INDIAN LANGUAGE NEW TESTAMENT antique AMERICANA rare
Estimate $1,100-$1,500
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
Apr 02, 2026 9:00 AM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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