History of Indian Tribes of the United States, 1857, Near Fine hardcover w/dust jacket
History of Indian Tribes of the United States, 1857, Near Fine hardcover w/dust jacket
History of Indian Tribes of the United States, 1857, Near Fine hardcover w/dust jacket
History of Indian Tribes of the United States, 1857, Near Fine hardcover w/dust jacket
History of Indian Tribes of the United States, 1857, Near Fine hardcover w/dust jacket
History of Indian Tribes of the United States, 1857, Near Fine hardcover w/dust jacket

History of Indian Tribes of the United States, 1857, Near Fine hardcover w/dust jacket

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Schoolcraft, Henry R. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1857.
English, Near Fine, HC, 4to, 12 1/4" x 9 1/8", 756 pp. 

Hardcover in brown marbled leatherette with stamped gilt lettering and illustration to spine. Light creasing to tail and previous owner's stamp to front endpaper. Good+ green pictorial dust jacket, some sunning to spine, notable wear with small chips and tears to head, tail, and edges, now in Mylar. 756 pp. Includes reproductions of full-page black-and-white illustrations, maps, and related images. From inside the dust jacket: "This is the final summation volume of a comprehensive report on the history and contemporary status of the American Indian, published between 1851 and 1857 and written upon the special request of the American Congress...This volume provides a comprehensive view of almost every aspect of the history, social mores, and struggles of various Indian nations throughout North America and even relates their condition to those of Central and South America...The second part of the volume offers economic and social insights through statistical presentations into the development of the Indian."