ON THE THRESHOLD OF NATIVE AMERICAN CIVILIZATION. (Cover title)
by Vaillant, George C
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Fair
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About This Item
New York: The American Museum of Natural History, 1929.. 1929.. Fair. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream wraps. The wraps are bumped & soiled with some creasing. Part of the surface of the bottom edge of the front wrap is rubbed away & the wrap is partially detached. There are small pieces out of the top inner corners of the wraps & the bottom corner of the rear wrap is torn & creased. Pages [530]-542. Black-and-white textual illustrations. The pages are creased with some light soiling & staining & with small pieces out of the top inner corners. There are tiny tears to the front edges of the first 3 leaves. Good reading copy. <p>Inscribed by the author in the top corner of the front wrap and signed in full.<p>Reprinted from Natural History: The Journal of The American Museum of Natural History, Vol. XXIX No. 5. Sept.-Oct. 1929.<p>Rare.
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- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16407
- Title
- ON THE THRESHOLD OF NATIVE AMERICAN CIVILIZATION. (Cover title)
- Author
- Vaillant, George C
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New York: The American Museum of Natural History, 1929.
- Date Published
- 1929.
- Keywords
- ARCHAEOLOGY; ARCHEOLOGY; AMERICAS; ON THE THRESHOLD OF NATIVE AMERICAN CIVILIZATION; GEORGE C. VAILLANT; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; ILLUSTRATIONS.
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- Archaeology;
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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