Nineteenth (19th) Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1897-98. 2 Parts (complete)
by Powell, J. W. (Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Wash. : Government Printing Office. Good+. 1900. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, complete in 2 volumes. bound in green cloth with gilt l ettering and Indian head design.1160pp total, 4to size,Illustrated thr ough-out, some in color. A Good+ set with some rubbing to the spine & corners and moderate dust soiling to the covers.X-school library with only 2 small stamps per volume to the front pastedown and title pages .. Hinges have cracked but sewing is still fairly firm and nothing has pulled loose.The color frontis in volume 1 has two rub spots. All in all a good working set and priced accordingly.Contains glossary of th e Cherokee language and index. "Tusayan Migration Traditions," by Jess e Walter Fewkes, plus "Localization of Tusayan Clans," by Cosmos Midel eff, and "Tusayan Flute and Snake Ceremonies," by Jesse Walter Fewkes, and other papers.. Heavy set (aprox. 13 pounds) will require extra sh ipping costs. .
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- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61872
- Title
- Nineteenth (19th) Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1897-98. 2 Parts (complete)
- Author
- Powell, J. W. (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Wash.
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- AMERICAN INDIANS, WESTERN AMERICANA, NATIVE AMERICANS, HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Indians;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Cracked
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Good+
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- Rubbing
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