New York: The Dial Press, 1959. Book. Fine. Rose Gilt Pict Cloth,. First Edition. pp., 216, illustrated, full color port. frontis., 36 illustrations in full color, 131 in b & w., index, ex private library with bookplate inside front cover, 4 line ink inscription on front free endpaper, spine of d.j. lightly faded, very minor wear to d.j. edges, a clean, tight, bright copy. A biography and picture gallery of the dean of indian painters. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bookseller: Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2145
Title: GEORGE CATLIN AND THE OLD FRONTIER
Author: McCracken, Harold
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Dial Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1959
Keywords: AMERICANA AMERICAN WEST WESTERN ARTISTS CATLIN GEORGE NATIVE INDIANS ART PLAINS PIONNER INDIAN
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