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Information respecting the history, condition, and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States: / collected and prepared under the direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, per act of Congress of March 3rd, 1847, by Henry R. Schoolcraft, L.L.D. ; illustrated by S. Eastman, Capt. U.S.A.
Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia 1853 Schoolcraft
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Languages.
- Physical Description:
- 5 v. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 28 cm.
- Other Title:
- History, condition, and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States
- Ethnological researches respecting the red man of America.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia: : Lippincott, Grambo & Company, (successors to Grigg, Elliot & Co.), 1853-1856.
- Notes:
- "Published by authority of Congress."
- Includes over 300 engravings by various artists.
- Volume I first issued in 1851 with title: Historical and statistical information respecting the history, condition, and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States :
- "Stereotyped by J. Fagan. Printed by T.K. and P.G. Collins"--p. 568 (v.1)
- With added engraved title page.
- Half-title: Ethnological researches respecting the Red Man of America
- Spine title: History, condition and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States.
- Original edition published in 6 parts, 1853-57. According to Sabin (#77855) this edition is "a cheap edition of the work, printed from the same plates on smaller and thinner paper in imperial octavo size, was also published under the same title and imprint, but it comprises only the first five volumes, 1853-1856, and therefore is incomplete."--Sabin.
- Includes dedication letter to Lewis Cass in v. 1. Imprint on spine of v. 1: London: W. & R. Chambers.
- Local Notes:
- Title is held at Carpenters' Hall in the Library of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia. Access to the books is restricted and available to researchers only by permission requested in advance.
- Carpenters' Company set is incomplete with v.1-3 only; accession numbers 2124-2126; first recorded in 1857 Carpenters' Company Library inventory as no. 551.
- OCLC:
- 235956066
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