Illustrations of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians: In a Series of Letters and Notes Written During Eight Years Oif Travel and Adventure Among the Wildest and Most Remarkable Tribes Now Existing
by Catlin, Geo
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1845. One of the most significant works of American history and art. First published in 1841.This is a disbound copy of Volume One only (of the original two) of the Fifth Edition.Red cloth decorative binding, decoratively stamped on the covers, featuring a Plains Indiam on his rearing horse. Clean text; 312 pages. Leaves and signatures are loose but all seem to be present. [n.b.: Quercus does not warrant this, due to difficulty of doing the collation.] Both covers are loose but present (rubbed at margins); spine is missing. Please note the condition issues; Quercus must offer this as a Binding Copy, in need of repair or restoration. . Later Printing. Decorative Cloth. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005495
- Title
- Illustrations of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians: In a Series of Letters and Notes Written During Eight Years Oif Travel and Adventure Among the Wildest and Most Remarkable Tribes Now Existing
- Author
- Catlin, Geo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1845
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Western History;
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Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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