Wa-Na-Ta, Grand Chief of the Sioux
by McKenney and Hall
- Used
- Fine
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Edward C. Biddle, 1837. First edition. Fine. Hand-colored lithograph from the first folio edition of McKenney and Hall's "History of the Indian Tribes of North America". Image size approximately 14-1/8 by 20 inches, matted in an 18 x 24 inch mat. Trace of binding adhesive along one edge and a lower corner rough, a few light spots in the background with some offset from the text , else a fine copy with rich vibrant colors. This image is listed on the contents page of Volume I as Wanata, or 'The Charger'. Caption reads: "Published by F. W. Greenough, Philada." and "Entered ... in the year 1836 by F. W. Greenough ..."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17822
- Title
- Wa-Na-Ta, Grand Chief of the Sioux
- Author
- McKenney and Hall
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Edward C. Biddle
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1837
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
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Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
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- Offset
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Folio
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