Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians.
by CATLIN, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Elegant 1861 ink ownership signature on each front free endpaper. Some of the inserted plates are uniformly tanned; a few other
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia:: Willis P. Hazard,, 1857.. publisher's red cloth stamped in gold and blind.. Elegant 1861 ink ownership signature on each front free endpaper. Some of the inserted plates are uniformly tanned; a few others are lightly foxed. The gold decoration on the spines slightly dulled; light use to bindings; both volumes tight and sound. . 8vo,. With one hundred and fifty illustrations, on steel and wood.. Written during Eight Years' Travel Amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North American.
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70901
- Title
- Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians.
- Author
- CATLIN, George
- Illustrator
- With one hundred and fifty illustrations, on steel and wood.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's red cloth stamped in gold and blind.
- Book Condition
- Used - Elegant 1861 ink ownership signature on each front free endpaper. Some of the inserted plates are uniformly tanned; a few other
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Willis P. Hazard,
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia:
- Date Published
- 1857.
- Pages
- 2 vols.
- Size
- 8vo,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
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