The Book of the American Indian
by Hamlin Garland
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 13" by 9.5". Frederic Remington. The first edition of this charmingly illustrated collection of short stories about Native American life. The first edition, first printing of this work, with 'First Edition A-X' to the colophon, as called for.Illustrated with thirty-five plates by American painter and illustrator Frederic Remington, three of which are in colour. Collated, complete.Remington specialised in the genre of Western American Art, with his works depicting the Western United States and featuring such images as cowboys, American Indians, and the US Cavalry.A wonderful collection of short stories about Native American life, depicting their customs, culture and military tactics. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. Pictorial onlay to front board. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, but with spotting to title page and page perimeters. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
The Works Of Hamlin Garland - 45 Volumes
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 879F51
- Title
- The Book of the American Indian
- Author
- Hamlin Garland
- Illustrator
- Frederic Remington
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Size
- 13" by 9.5"
- Keywords
- The Book of the American Indian native americans american history native americans
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Colophon
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.