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Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States: Collected and Prepared under the Direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Per Act of Congress of March 3rd, 1847
by Schoolcraft, Henry R
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Grambo & Co.. Good. 1851-1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Six-volume set bound in later blue cloth with leather labels on spine. Cloth is lightly soiled and specked with numerous small dots of white. Binding is tight on all volumes. Interior generally clean with scattered areas of light foxing. Most tissues for plates are present. This is an ex-library set of first editions. As best as I can tell, EACH and EVERY plate, map and illustration and title page has a library stamp, often smack within the map or plate. If you can get past the issue of the library stamping, this would make an excellent research set for any library. "Henry Schoolcraft worked for years on the history and survey of the Indian tribes of the United States. It was published in six volumes from 1851 to 1857 by J. B. Lippincott & Co. Of Philadelphia. Critics praised its scholarship and valuable content by Schoolcraft, and the meticulous and knowledgeable illustrations. Schoolcraft engaged the artist Seth Eastman, a career Army officer, as illustrator. An Army brigadier general, Eastman was renowned for his paintings of Native American peoples." (Wiki) . An estimated 336 illustrations, maps (some hand colored) , figures and plates bring this work to life. The set remains one of the most ambitious studies of the American Indian to date. Howes S-183.; Folio 13" - 23" tall .
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- Back of Beyond Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 021291
- Title
- Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States: Collected and Prepared under the Direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Per Act of Congress of March 3rd, 1847
- Author
- Schoolcraft, Henry R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lippincott, Grambo & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1851-1857
- Keywords
- Native Americans, Henry Schoolcraft, Bureau Of Indian Affairs, Ethnology
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Moab, Utah
About Back of Beyond Books
Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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