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THE WRITINGS OF CALEB ATWATER (containing) "A DESCRIPTION OF THE ANTIQUITIES DISCOVERED IN THE WESTERN COUNTRY; ORIGINALLY COMMUNICATED TO THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY" (and) "REMARKS MADE ON A TOUR TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN THENCE TO WASHINGTON CITY, 1829"
by Atwater, Caleb
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition of "A Description .... "
- Published
- 1833 and 1829
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- Hardcover: full early original leather
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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£262.14
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Octavo (8 1/2 by 5 1/4 inches) Columbus, Ohio: Published by the Author, Printed by Scott and Wright, 1833 and 1829. First Edition of "A Description .... ". Hardcover: full early original leather. 408 pages, two separate titles bound together as one book, with consistent, and uniform pagination, illustrated by 10 engraved plates (6 are fold out; plate 8 is… Read more about this item Item Price
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MATERIAL CULTURE OF KAPINGAMARANGI
by Buck, Peter (Te Rangi Hiroa)
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- Used - Good
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- Original First Edition
- Published
- 1950
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- Wrappers
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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£60.50
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Small quarto (10 by 6 3/4 inches) 291 pages illustrated with black and white photos, drawings, and diagrams. Stiff card cover wrappers, good condition, with mild shelf wear to top of spine, not affecting contents.
The illustrations represent, among other descriptions, the food, housing, clothing, fishing, and ways of life of a small population living on an atoll in the South… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ye "SMOKIANA" Historical, Ethnographical
by Pritchett, R. T.
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- Used - Very good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1890
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- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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£116.96
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Small Quarto (9 1/2 X 7 inches) London: Bernard Quaritch, 1890. First Edition. 101 + (1) pages, almost 50 lithographic plates (more than 35 printed with color), quarter leather binding over cloth boards, front cover embossed with title, author, and publisher in gilt; back cover similarly embossed in gilt with "Ye Pipes of all Nations A. D. Up to Date,"… Read more about this item Item Price
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NORTH AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY
by Alexander, Hartley B.
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- Used - Very good
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Published
- 1937
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- Hardcover cloth
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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£38.31
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Small quarto (9 1/4 X 6 1/4 inches) Boston: Archaeological Institute of America, 1937. Second Printing. 325 pages, 33 full page illustrations (many in color) plus several illustrations in the text, red hardcover cloth stamped in gilt with title and author on the spine, plus Notes, and Bibliography.
Among the chapters covering regions of "The Far North," "The Forest Tribes," "The… Read more about this item Item Price
£38.31
A Brief Account of the Proceedings of the Committee, Appointed by the Yearly Meeting of Friends, held in Baltimore, for Promoting the Improvement and Civilization of the Indian Natives
by {Native Americans}
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- Used - Good
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- Original
- Published
- 1806
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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£120.99
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16 mo. (6 3/8 X 4 1/8 inches) Baltimore: Phillips and Fardon, 1806. 45 page disbound pamphlet; stab holes with original sewing, lacks frontis. Original in good condition.
Includes the remarks of Little Turtle on the adverse affects of alcohol on his "Red Brethren." Item Price
£120.99
