Letters and Notes of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians
- Hardcover
- London: Published by the Author, 1841
London: Published by the Author, 1841. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes. 4to. viii, 264;viii, 266pp. Original deep blue-green cloth, coated endpapers. Folding map in Vol. I, and two full page maps in Vol. II. Errata slip present in Vol. I. Illustrated throughout. Even though the standard references call for 312 plates (based on the number of the final plate), Streeter notes (p. 1352) that there are in reality 308 plates plus the frontispiece. This copy has 307 plates, lacking plate 252, and not counting the plates that are intentionally lacking.
First issue, with "Frederick" on p. 104.
Cloth is well worn with hinge repairs and nearly perished paper labels; three endpapers have been replaced or reset; Vol. II lacks the rear free endpaper. Only a good set.
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Details
Title
Letters and Notes of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians
Author
Catlin, Geo
Binding
Hardcover
Condition
Good
Publisher
Published by the Author: London
Date
1841
Edition
First edition