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Archives of Aboriginal Knowledge Containing all the Original Papers Laid before Congress Respecting the History Antiquities Language Ethnology Pictography Rites Superstitions 6 Volumes
by Schoolcraft, Henry R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Hartland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
J. B. Lippincott. Very Good+. 1860. First Edition :. Hardcover. 6 large volumes with newer leather spines over embossed boards, all tight bindings, pages clean and bright, occasional mild foxing, mild shelfwear, else VG+ the lot. Some unopened pages. Contains hundreds of plates, may colored. Appears to be 3 plates deficient, possible printing error as in one instance the plate's location is in a section of unopened pages. A magnificent set; pictures available upon request. Massive weight; no air post available. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Mossback Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24144
- Title
- Archives of Aboriginal Knowledge Containing all the Original Papers Laid before Congress Respecting the History Antiquities Language Ethnology Pictography Rites Superstitions 6 Volumes
- Author
- Schoolcraft, Henry R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition :
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Date Published
- 1860
- Keywords
- Indian Artifacts; Indian History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indians;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Mossback Books
books sent by Media mail @$4.25 first book $3 each book thereafter; average size Air mail @$8.25 within midwest-zone(west-coast zone-$10.50) first book. Heavy books quote for air mail. Books can be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason but with prior notice given to the seller. Foreign sales need to obtain a quote for postage.
About the Seller
Mossback Books
Biblio member since 2004
Hartland, Michigan
About Mossback Books
Sales through the internet and at book shows in the midwest.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Unopened
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- Folio
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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