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SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY : ToThe Secretary o The Smithsonian Institution 1895 - 1896 Volume 1 & 2
by J.W. Powell ( Director )
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Buffalo, New York, United States
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About This Item
Washington , DC.: Government Printing Office, 1898. Book. Illus. by Unknowen. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. 1st. Edition only Printing 1898 Olive green cloth hardcover with gilt design to the front board and faded letters to the spine vol. 1, with 285 of the 752 of the total pages. With black & white illustrations some in color. Volume 2, is also olive green cloth hardcover with gilt design on the front board and faded letters to the spine, volume two is an ex-library copy with the marks at the spine ( see image ) and the pocket on the back board . this is very hard set to find and is a great research set. Condition : Very Good with edge ware and rubs corner bumps all pages are complete and unmarked both copy's have had the interior front and back hinges repaired . Volume one was an Ex-Library copy removed, with the library markings a back pocket and a penciled note . NOTE this is a very large set and will need extra postage cost. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Gibbs Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 061522-W
- Title
- SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY : ToThe Secretary o The Smithsonian Institution 1895 - 1896 Volume 1 & 2
- Author
- J.W. Powell ( Director )
- Illustrator
- Unknowen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington , DC.
- Date Published
- 1898
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NATIVE AMERICAN / HISTORY U.S. ETHNOLOGY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Edition; Native American / History;
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About Gibbs Books
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
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