Charles Wolf Bromwell (1 results)
More imagesPublished by American Publishing Company 1865
- Hardcover
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Fascinating study "of the era" of various tribes of both North and South America detailing customs, and other aspects of life at that time. In Good Condition, there is foxing and the spine has lifted at the back, separating from the boards. The front gutter is cracked. The illustrations are… great covering various portraits, scenes of everyday life or from famous battles in color and black and white. There is foxing throughout and the spine is split from the back. The front gutter is cracked and split. The text is complete, the block tight. A fascinating look at the thoughts of mid-nineteenth century on the native peoples of the Americas. Stunning illustrations! Email with questions or for more pictures. Good Condition: thick 8vo (755pgs): Full Leather with some scuffing, bends to corners at bottom, loose spine, separated from back and cracked at front hinge: Black label on spine with gilt lettering: split at front gutter: foxing throughout: multiple illustrations, either hand-colored or black and white: "The Indian Races of North and South America: Comprising an Account of the Principal Aboriginal Races; a Description of their National Customs, Mythology and Religious Ceremonies: the History of their most Powerful Tribes, and of their most Celebrated Chiefs and Warriors; their Intercourse and Wars with the European Settlers; and a Great Variety of Anecdote and Descriptions, Illustrative of Personal and National Character" by Charles deWolf Brownell: "including the late Sioux War and Indian Massacres in Minnesota": Hartford, Conn: American Publishing Company: 1865. COLU1865BGHA.
