THE FRANK T. SIEBERT LIBRARY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN AND THE AMERICAN FRONTIER. 28/10/1999
by [SIEBERT, Frank]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- About Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Sotheby's, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. About Fine. Two volumes, red cloth. Quarto; 370; 394 pages with several hundred illustrations, including many in color. Over 1000 items are fully described, indexed, referenced, and very informatively annotated. "Dr. Siebert's library of the North American Indian is probably the last great collection of Americana to chronicle and follow the frontier across our continent. It was formed over a period of more than fifty years by probably the most knowledgeable Americanist of his time" (p.6). The most important private collection of Americana to come up for auction since Thomas Streeter.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009040
- Title
- THE FRANK T. SIEBERT LIBRARY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN AND THE AMERICAN FRONTIER. 28/10/1999
- Author
- [SIEBERT, Frank]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - About Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sotheby's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Americana, Bibliography, Auction Catalogues, Western Americana, Native Americans, Indians, Books on Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana; Reference; Books on Books; Native Americans;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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