edited frederick webb hodge (4 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good condition. Ex-library.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Two parts, large 8vo. Volume 1, i-ix, 972 pp, folding map. Volume 2, i-iv, 1221 pp, black and white illustrations within the text including many portraits from photographs. Original brown cloth, some fading to the spine of the second part and a split to the paper covering the front gutter, small marginal tear to the top edge of page ix in Part 1 but a good sound set. Loosely inserted is a price list from the Smithsonian Institute dated 1972 for publications on "Indians" together with a booksellers bill to Dr S W A Gunn of the World Health Organisation for $45 for this copy. A heavy item for which extra charges will be required to send an overseas order.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good dj. New edition. [just a bit of shelfwear and light bumping to bottom edges/corners, one-time owner's rubber-stamped signature on front pastedowns (both volumes); jackets are uniformly age-toned (somewhat more at spines), with general soiling and some wrinkling along the top edges, but with no tears or chips]. (2 photogravure ports.; 72 color plates; 2 maps) Regrettably incomplete set (Volumes I and III only; Volume II is not present) of this classic work, originally published in three folio volumes issued in 1836, 1838 and 1844. The introduction to this "New Edition," by editor Hodge, presents an account of the creation of the original work (including much biographical information about the authors) and an extensive bibliographical discussion of numerous editions that followed, in particular the history of the work's most notable feature: the color portraits of many Native Americans, primarily tribal chiefs. Because the portraits, which hung originally at the War Department and later at the Smithsonian Institution, had been painted from life (and predated the widespread use of photography), in many instances they represent the only existing images of their subjects; and because most of the originals were destroyed in the 1865 Smithsonian fire, only the published reproductions remain. This edition contained 123 color plates in all, of which 72 are present in the two volumes on offer, as are the two color maps, at the end of Volume III. ****NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping of these heavy volumes; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order. As always at ReadInk, domestic Media Mail shipping is free,**** NOISBN.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 3 volume set. Volume 1 dated 1933. Volumes 2-3 dated 1934. Bound in blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine. All bindings good and tight. Text blocks clean, corners square. Color plates with tissue paper guards. All the volumes are ex-library. Very subtle (ghostly) remains of library stickers on the spines. Bookplates on inside front covers say, "The Library. Alexandria Library." Rubberstamps on free endpapers, Half titles, title page and the backs of all the plates. Title page has an additional rubberstamp that says 'Farouk Central Library.' Volume 1 has 442 pages. Volume 2 has 458 pages. Volume 3 has 355 pages. According to handwritten notes on the title pages, the plate counts in each volume are: volume 1 has 48 plates. Volume 2 has 50 plates. Volume 3 has 23 plates and 2 maps. McKenney and Hall's famous book (and more famous illustrations) was first published between 1836 and 1844. Its brilliant color plates (color lithographs after the original paintings by Charles Bird King and others) made it an immediate sensation. This reprint, 100 years after the original, faithfully reproduces all the plates in full color. Although this is an ex-library copy, it remains in quite good condition, although we all wish the rubberstamps weren't there. Please email to request photos. Extra shipping will be required for priority or international delivery.