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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1903 Fist edition. Quarto. xl. 360 pp. 62 color plates, 6 black and white portrait plates; index. Publisher's olive green cloth. Ex-library with a few stamps including inner cover and edges of text block. Some sewing broken, some leaves extended. A very good copy. Includes accompanying papers: "Hopi katchinas, drawn by native artists," by Jesse Walter Fewkes, with 62 full color plates of hundreds of katchina figures. This volume also includes "Iroquoian cosmology," by J.N.B. Hewitt, with an accompanying phonetic transcript of the Indian language text. This work is one of the key references on Hopi Katchina Dolls asn is contantly sought after. A perfect copy for a nice re-binding. .

Washington , DC.: Government Printing Office, 1881. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition 1881, Cloth hardcover with gilt design to the front board and faded to the spine,603 page book .Illustrated with black & white images and some colored plates . A very good work on the North American Indian , Customs , Language & Life Style , Scarce book on Native Americans . Condition : Edge ware rubs and corner bumps toned pages and some small pieces missing on four corners of the front pages. Hinges have been repaired front and back inside boards . Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.