CATLIN, George (1796-1872). North American Indians, Being Letters and Notes on the manners, Customs, and Conditions... Philadelphia: Leary, Stuart and Company, 1913. Later edition. A SUPERB COPY, RETAINING THE ORIGINAL BOX.
Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Lots 1-410
Nov 8, 2022
9:00AM CT
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Nov 9, 2022
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Estimate
$3,000 -
$4,000
Sold for $3,750
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Lot Description
CATLIN, George (1796-1872). North American Indians, Being Letters and Notes on the manners, Customs, and Conditions... Philadelphia: Leary, Stuart and Company, 1913.
2 volumes, 8vo. 180 color-printed plates (including 3 maps, of which one folding). Publisher's red pictorial cloth; original box with printed label (some light wear to edges with a few old repairs).
Later edition. A SUPERB COPY, RETAINING THE ORIGINAL BOX.
Catlin's work, first published in 1841 and reprinted many times, served as "the basis for much Plains ethnology.... Today [Catlin's] work is criticized for its unrelenting Romanticism, but it is treasured by historians and anthropologists alike, who value his attention to details and brave dedication to his task" (Tyler, Prints of the American West, pp. 46-55). See Howes C-241.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from the Collection of Forrest Fenn
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