Robert Hofsinde Collection order

Robert Hofsinde "Gray-Wolf" (1902-1973)
Collection of his illustrated children's books on Native American culture 1956 - 1971

This is a fun and informative collection of 7 books! Beautiful illustrations in black and white, this is sure to be a nice addition to your collection. Colorful covers with character, the books are mostly in good condition, without any significant issues. As they were library books for children, there is expected shelf wear as well as markings in some of the books, though most books are very nicely preserved. I have included some photos of the books in hopes that it gives good example for what to expect. They don't make books like they used to. These are all built to last!


1956 Indian Sign Language
1957 Indian Games and Crafts
1962 Indian Hunting
1964 Indians at Home
1965 Indian Warriors and their Weapons
1968 Indian Costumes
1971 Indian Arts


About the Author:

"Robert Hofsinde was born in Denmark in 1902 and came to the United States twenty years later… On a painting trip in the north woods of Minnesota, Hofsinde came upon a young Ojibwa (Chippewa) Indian boy who had fallen into a pit trap and severely broken his leg. Hofsinde rescued the boy, set his leg, and carried him back to his village on a sled. In gratitude, the boy's family adopted Hofsinde and gave him the name Gray-Wolf.

Time spent with the Ojibwa Indians changed the direction of Hofsinde's career. He began to sketch the Indians and became so interested in their culture that for three years he stayed with the Ojibwa people. Over the next decade Hofsinde visited and studied Indian villages throughout the West and Southwest, painting and writing magazine articles about Indian culture. In the 1940s he and his wife Geraldine (whose Indian name was Morning-Star) began performing an Indian lore program for school children around the nation.

In the mid-1940s Hofsinde took his drawings to Morrow order Junior Books, hoping to become a book illustrator. An editor suggested he write a book to supplement his own illustrations. The result was the well-received The Indian's Secret World (1955). Hofsinde followed up with Indian Sign Language, and eventually wrote and illustrated thirteen more books over the next twenty year… Hofsinde died in 1973." - University of Mississippi