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SHADOW CATCHER; Charles Fergus
by Fergus, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0939149559
- ISBN 13
- 9780939149551
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, N.Y.: Soho Press, 1991. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Fine. B&W photos of native Americans. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo, black quarter cloth with gilt lettering on spine over navy blue boards, illustrated with several full-page B&W plates of native Americans taken by the Wannamaker expedition, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with red-colorized photograph of Indians standing before the American flag, 308 pages. Based on years of research into the highly problematic Wannamaker Expedition of 1913 in which 75 Indian reservations were visited by Bureau of Indian Affairs agents who were led by Dr. Dixon, a photographer who wished to record the last redmen, while exhorting them to pledge allegiance to the United States. SIGNED & in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: Tight, bright, clean copy. Slight rubbing to upper right corner of front free endpaper. Dust jacket (unclipped) is clean, bright, and with slight ruffling to the top of the dj's spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5633
- Title
- SHADOW CATCHER; Charles Fergus
- Author
- Fergus, Charles
- Illustrator
- B&W photos of native Americans
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0939149559
- ISBN 13
- 9780939149551
- Publisher
- Soho Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- West, reservations, trains, rail, education, Sun Dance, children, heritage,
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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