Eighth Annual Report of The Bureau of Ethnology 1886-87 by J. W. Powell, Victor Mindeleff, et al - 1891

Government Printing Office, 1891-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. Original report extracted extracted from the Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology 1886-81 published in 1891. Features 298 pages of text featuring 111 Original Plates, some tissue protected and in color as well as 114 figures. A few loose pages but appears to be complete. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Very Good+. 1912. Hardcover. Nice, clean, umarked copy. ; 4to 11" to 13" tall; 308 pages .

Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1891. First Impression. Hardcover. lightly tattered, however overall good shape/No dust jacket. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full gilt-embossed olive-coloured cloth sans dust jacket, pp. xxxvi, 298. Illustrated with 123, -[CXXIII]-, plates and 119 sketches incorporated within the text. Plates XXXVI, LXXII and LXXVI are housed in inside rear cover pouch. Front hinge has been reinforcered with white binder's cloth, Plates CXII - CXXIII are in Colour Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... John Wesley Powell hired Cosmos and his brother Victor in 1881, when Powell was the director of the Bureau of Ethnology in Washington, D.C., to come west for the Smithsonian Institution and survey the great pueblos of Arizona and New Mexico. After years of field-work, the Mindeleffs' field-party returned in 1888 to Washington, D.C., with their scientific findings, including many valuable archaeological artifacts. In 1890,… Read More

Washington.: Government Printing Office., 1912.. First edition.. Gilt decorated, dark green cloth. Hard cover.. Fine copy (paper label on spine).. 4to.. Illustrated with color and black and white plates. Casa Grande, Arizona, Antiquities of Upper Verde River, Algonquian tribes, etc.

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1891. Hardcover. Ex-library copy with spine number and a couple of "withdrawn" stamps -- no other markings. Front free endpaper glued to hinge to repair split hinge paper. Text block is clean and tight. Three maps (fine) in rear pocket. ; 4to 11" to 13" tall; 298 pages .

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office,, 1912. Hardcover. Good. Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology series. 4to. 308 p., xxxv : ill., maps, plates ; 30 cm. Publisher's green cloth with gold native American embossed on front cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Foxing/spotting along book edges. Good binding and cover. Hardcover. Minor rubbing to extremities. Corners bumped. <br>Contents: Casa Grande, Arizona / Jesse Walter Fewkes --

Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1891. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Binding is somewhat shaken but tight with hinges intact and light wear to extremities. Horizontal slice in upper margin of first contents page, otherwise contents are excellent. Clean, no writing of any kind. 298p. Edited by the great American explorer John Wesley Powell, who served as the director of the Bureau of Ethnology brom 1879 to his death. . Includes brief descriptions of many works in progress and two complete papers: "A Study of Pueblo Architecture, Tusayan and Cibola," by Victor Mindeleff, and "Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navaho Indians," by James Stevenson. Index, 123 Plates, 118 Figures. Also includes three folded Plans, stored in a pocket attached to the back cover. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 298 pages. H6 .

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. paperback. New. 8x1x11. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Washington: Washington Government Printing Office, 1891. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 4to, green cloth with a gilt picture of an indian on front cover, black & white plates & illustrations, colored plates, maps some fold out, fold out plates in a pocket on inside back cover, previous owner's bookplate inside front cover, some wear to cover, writing on title page, 298pp. w/index.

Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-Good+. Book in very good to good+ condition. Top of spine somewhat loose, but the book remains tight with clean text. Some marks on front and back boards. Minimal foxing, mostly contained to fly pages. Gilt lettering on spine with gilt stamp on front cover. Brown Boards. First edition. Please reach out with any questions. We are an open bookstore with maps and art. We are happy to send pictures, or you can visit us in King of Prussia!