Karl Bodmer Illus (8 results)

Condition: VeryGood unmarked. 3rd printing. True story of a German prince who wintered in 1833-4 with the Mandan Indians in what is now ND, beautiufully illustrated by the Swiss artist who accompanied him. Speial and authentic look at Native American life. Bright tight clean copy. 10 x 9, 88 pp, index, bibliography, b/w & color illus. Trade paperback in glossy color illus wraps. Karl Bodmer (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition; Second Printing. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 256 pages; Very Good+ "The firsthand account of Prince Maximilian's expedition up the Missouri River, 1833-37" illustrated Bodmer. Contains endpaper maps depicting the expeditions route. Original rust cloth publisher's cloth covers nice clean, tight and unmarked book no previous owner names and no bookplates. The dust jacket has a crease to the rear panel and some wear to the top edge of the spine, else it is in presentable condition. Note: This copy is the original Dutton edition, not the later 1982 reprint by Promontory Press. Karl Bodmer (illustrator).…

Hardcover, in dust jacket. Condition: Near Fine. dj. Later printing. Text block bound in upside down but complete, still near fine, in near fine dust jacket with short closed tear to top edge, in mylar cover. Full page color illustrations by Karl Bodmer. (illustrator).

Hardcover, in dust jacket. Condition: Near Fine. dj. Later printing. Near fine, in near fine dust jacket with several short closed tears to top edge, light wear to spine head, in mylar cover. Full page color illustrations by Karl Bodmer. (illustrator).

First edition. Very Good+ in Very Good Pictorial Dust Jacket. Artist Karl Bodmer, whose watercolors and b/w sketches are reproduced here, accompanied Maximilian's expedition, creating vivid images of Indian life and the landscape he encountered. Maximilian's monumental narrative of the journey, reprinted with new notes, is considered one of the classic early 19th century travelogues of life along the Missouri through Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota, and Montana. The book deals in detail with the Mandan, Cree, Sioux, Minnetaree, Assiniboine and Gros Ventres Indians. Index. Endpapers illustrated with maps of the Great Plains. Brown cloth with gilt titling on spine. Covers lightly bumped at bottom corners, top & tail of spine shows mild sunning. Dust Jacket shows mild rubbing, light shelf wear, mild wear at top of spine, mild creasing on rear. interior is clean, crisp & bright, unmarked. Binding is tight. A nice copy. 256 pp. Approx. 10.75" x 12.5". Carefully shipped in secure parcel. Ask all questions; glad to respond. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First UK Edition. Green/gilt illustrated hardback cloth cover. 310mm x 230mm (12" x 9"). xiii, 129pp + plates. 24 b/w double page plates + numerous other b/w illustrations. Gilt book edge. Prize plate to front pastedown; inscribed endpaper loose; light foxing to initial and rear pages only; pages remarkably clean and bright. Proceeds to Amnesty International - Kentish Town Bookstore. …

dj. Folio (35cm.); publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket; 263pp.; color illus. throughout. Bottom edges of both covers rubbed with some exposure, else a Near Fine and fresh copy. Updated edition of Wied-Neuwied's travelogue, first published between 1839 and 1841. Text entirely in French.

Condition: Good. First UK Edition. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. Some occasional foxing. Aeg. 310mm x 230mm (12" x 9"). xiii, 129pp + plates. 24 b/w double page plates + numerous other b/w illustrations. Earlier work by Gautier and Bodmer was 'Imprimerie de L'Illustration', in 1870. From Van Gogh's letters to Gautier 'And do you know what seems excellent to me? - that a patient should breathe fresh air from a book'. Karl Bodmer (February 6, 1809-October 30, 1893) was a Swiss painter who lived in America. He returned to Europe, where he became a French citizen, where upon he changed his name to "Charles Bodmer". Today the majority of his works are based in the USA. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. Green/gilt illustrated hardback cloth cover.…