McKENNEY, Thomas L. (1785-1859) and James HALL (1793-1868). The Indian Tribes of North America. Edinburgh: John Grant, 1934.
Sale 1005 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Mar 1, 2022
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McKENNEY, Thomas L. (1785-1859) and James HALL (1793-1868). The Indian Tribes of North America. Edinburgh: John Grant, 1934.
3 volumes. 8vo. 2 photogravure portraits, 123 full-page colored plates, and 2 colored maps. (Minor toning, occasional offsetting.) Original publisher's blue cloth; original publisher's just jackets (occasional chips and tears, some tape repairs to versos, spines darkened).
First printing of a new edition considered to be the most accessible and useful 20th-century edition of the important work. With an introduction by Frederick Webb Hodge explores the storied history of publication.
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