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Illustrations of the Manners, Customs & Condition of the North American Indians. Volume I [One] Only. With Letters and Notes, Written During Eight Years of Travel and Adventure Among the Wildest and Most Remarkable Tribes Now Exiisting
by Catlin, George
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1876. First edition with the the illustrations printed in color [chromolithographs], 1876. Volume I only of a two volume set. With 360 colored engravings on 76 plates including a folding map in color. rebound in light maroon cloth with original front cover cloth preserved, gilt spine lettering, 264 pages plus plates. Some cver woil and wear, front hinge internally lightly cracked and secure, text block firm, pages and plates very good with some very minor occasional age toning, very short closed tear to far upper margin corner of folding map, no names or other markings. Some pages remain unopened (still connected at top edge), likely this copy never read.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046814
- Title
- Illustrations of the Manners, Customs & Condition of the North American Indians. Volume I [One] Only. With Letters and Notes, Written During Eight Years of Travel and Adventure Among the Wildest and Most Remarkable Tribes Now Exiisting
- Author
- Catlin, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1876
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography;
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