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.