Eastern Algonkian Block-Stamp Decoration: A New World Original or an Acculturated Art With an addendum Some Early Indian Basket Makers of Southern New England (Research Series No. I

Trenton, NJ: The Archeological Society of New Jersey, 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used collectible FIRST EDITION! Very rare and hard-to-find title! Brown and black wrapper with black and brown lettering. 70 informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations and plates! Extremely scarce and out-of-print FIRST EDITION! "In ethnological treatment of the northeastern Algonkian groups, numerous gaps exist in the plotting of occurrence and distribution of culture traits. This condition is notably true of the region east of the Alleghenies. Many reasons may be cited for these lacunae, not all of which pertain to the loss of native culture through extinction of the natives themselves or through their acquiring 'civilized habits' in the course of cross-breeding with alien strains. It is largely through neglect in exploiting the latent possibilities for reclaiming ethnological information among groups so reduced in number and tribal spirit as to thought scientifically insignificant......." ---- from the Introduction.