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The Manners, Customs and Conditions of the North American Indians
by George Catlin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- Seller
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Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Very good set of Catlin's classic account of his travels and sojourns with the Native American peoples from 1832-1839.
Second edition with colour illustrations featuring 312 full-colour engravings on 180 plates (not the "400 Coloured Plates" described on the title page and spines). Includes three maps in colour.
The illustrations show portraits of chiefs, warriors, medicine men and women, buffalo and horse hunts, rituals, religious ceremonies, dances, war games, sports, etc. The Native American peoples described include Choctaw, Blackfoot, Ojibwe, Comanche, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sioux, Seminole, etc. There are several self-portraits of Catlin (Frontispiece, Plates 62 and 132).
First published in 1841 with uncoloured plates, it was published with coloured plates for the first time in 1876. Although the title page lists "1841, Egyptian Hall," and there are no other dates printed in the book, it is believed this set dates from 1892-4.
In publishers black cloth with gilt title on spine and gilt vignette on front cover showing Comanche warriors performing riding tricks, (from Plate 167).
Volume 1 with viii, 264 pages, Plates 1 to 114, and 1 folding map.
Volume 2 with viii, 266 pages, Plates 155 to 312, and 2 maps.
Interior clean and fresh with colour plates bright and vivid.
Heavy set will require extra shipping charges.
Second edition with colour illustrations featuring 312 full-colour engravings on 180 plates (not the "400 Coloured Plates" described on the title page and spines). Includes three maps in colour.
The illustrations show portraits of chiefs, warriors, medicine men and women, buffalo and horse hunts, rituals, religious ceremonies, dances, war games, sports, etc. The Native American peoples described include Choctaw, Blackfoot, Ojibwe, Comanche, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sioux, Seminole, etc. There are several self-portraits of Catlin (Frontispiece, Plates 62 and 132).
First published in 1841 with uncoloured plates, it was published with coloured plates for the first time in 1876. Although the title page lists "1841, Egyptian Hall," and there are no other dates printed in the book, it is believed this set dates from 1892-4.
In publishers black cloth with gilt title on spine and gilt vignette on front cover showing Comanche warriors performing riding tricks, (from Plate 167).
Volume 1 with viii, 264 pages, Plates 1 to 114, and 1 folding map.
Volume 2 with viii, 266 pages, Plates 155 to 312, and 2 maps.
Interior clean and fresh with colour plates bright and vivid.
Heavy set will require extra shipping charges.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Florilegius
(JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FLO164
- Title
- The Manners, Customs and Conditions of the North American Indians
- Author
- George Catlin
- Illustrator
- George Catlin
- Format/Binding
- Black cloth with gilt
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second colour edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Author, Egyptian Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890s
- Size
- Octavo, 25 x 17cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- George Catlin, chromolithographs, 19th century, colour prints, Americana, Western US, Native American Indians, Native Americans, First Nations,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthropology;
Terms of Sale
Florilegius
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Florilegius
Biblio member since 2019
Tokyo, Tokyo
About Florilegius
Tokyo-based bookseller specializing in European illustrated books from the 18th to 19th century, mainly botanical, zoological, costume and travel. Also Japanese ukiyo-e and woodblock botanicals, flower arrangement, etc.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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