Indigenous People, Exquisite, McKenny, Hall, History of the Indian Tribes of North America, Book
MCKENNEY, THOMAS and JAMES HALL;
CHARLES BIRD KING (ILLUSTRATOR).
"History of the Indian Tribes of North America with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal ChiefsÉ"
Published in Philadelphia by Rice, Rutter & Co. 1870
Vol. I only with 40 superbly hand-colored lithographic plates hightened with gum arabic. Of Native American chiefs in their dress.
Original antique book
- Plates are in superb condition.
- Plates all with original tissue guards
- 333 Pages
- Clean copy of this marvelous volume I. of this famous work.
- Hardly ever touched or opened or read by former owner(s)
- Binding: Bound in original dark brown morocco leather over marmored cardboard (please see photographs).
- Former owner's name handwritten in ink on a preface page with the date July 13, 1876.
- Binding with very few and only very minor traces of handling.
- Spines with five raised bands
- Spine in 5 compartments. Second and forth compartments with title and Vol. I. Lettered in gilt. The other compartments impressed with botanical symbol
- The three edges gilded
Please see content of plates in added list.
This work was originally published in 3 volumes with a total of 100 plates
We have only Vol. I for sale with 40 plates. Plate nr. 1 in this volume:"Hunting the Buffalo" plus 39 lithographs of American Native Chiefs.
$ 3500.00 net liquidation sale.
Order Nr. EXCLUSIVE257519