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1894316971894. BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY. Eleventh Annual Report to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1889-'90 by J.W. Powell Director. Washington: G.P.O. 1894. Lg. 4to. Profusely illus. some color plates. xlvii 553pp. Facsimile title pagerebound in later cloth esle very good. Includes: STEVENSON MATILDA COXE The Sia; TURNER LUCIEN M. Ethnology of the Ungava District Hudson Bay Territory; DORSEY JAMES OWEN A study of Siouan cults. unknown
1897317021897. BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY. Fifteenth annual report to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1893-'94 by J.W. Powell Director. Washington: G.P.O. 1897. Lg. 4to. Profusely illus. some color plates. cxxi 366pp. Very good in orig. cloth. Includes: HOLMES WILLIAM HENRY Stone implements of the Potomac-Chesapeake tidewater province; McGEE W.J. The Siouan Indians; DORSEY JAMES OWEN Siouan sociology; FEWKES JESSE WALTER Tusayan katcinas; MINDELEFF COSMOS The repair of Casa Grande ruin Arizonain 1891. unknown
188460519Washington D.C.: GPO 1884. Hardcover. Very Good. illustrations some color index lxxiv 606p. Cloth. 29cm. Small bookplate. Name on endpaper. Extremities rubbed & frayed. Includes long articles on Maya and Mexican manuscripts Omaha sociology and Navajo weaving. GPO hardcover
188743893Washington: Smithsonian Institution. GPO 1887. Hardcover. Very Good thus. 1887. 4to. 29cm liii564p.plus 23 plates some colour 68 text illustrations 2 maps in pocket at the end of volume index original olive green cloth damp stain on front board not affecting text CONTAINS: "The Cherokee Nation of Indians: by Charles C. Boyce pp129-371. Smithsonian Institution. GPO hardcover
190043894Washington: Smithsonian Institution. GPO 1900. Hardcover. Fine. 1900. 4to. 29cm 571-1160p. plus many plates some colour text illustrations index original olive green cloth CONTAINS: "Mayan Calendar Systems"' by Cyrus Thomas pp693-819<br /> <br /> Cyrus Thomas 1825-1910 was an American ethnologist and entomologist prominent in the late 19th century and noted for his studies of the natural history of the American West. Smithsonian Institution. GPO hardcover
1896316991896. BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY. Thirteenth annual report to the Smithsonian Institution 1891-'92 by J.W. Powell Director. Washington: G.P.O. 1896. Lg. 4to. Profusely illus. lix 462pp. Very good copy in 3/4 morocco. Includes: HOLMES WILLIAM HENRY Prehistoric textile art of Eastern U.S.; FOWKE GERARD Stone Art; MINDELEFF COSMOS Aboriginal remains in Verde Valley Arizona; DORSEY JAMES OWEN Omaha dwellings furniture and implements; MINDELEFF COSMOS Casa Grande ruin; CUSHING FRANK HAMILTON Outlines of Zuni creation myths. unknown
18831015R758190Government Printing Office. Good. 1883. Hardcover. All maps and plates present. Large folding map Eureka District Nevada with tear. Board soiled rubbed frayed top & bottom spine tips hinge. . Government Printing Office hardcover
1898(Plains Indians SI 17<p>Plains Indians and other tribes SI 17. Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. <strong>Seventeenth annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1895-96</strong>. In Two Parts - Part 1 here only Report of Director; W. J. McGee <em>'The Seri Indians'</em>; James Mooney <em>'Calendar History of the Kiowa Indians'</em>; Cosmos Mindeleff <em>'Navaho Houses'</em>. Washington D.C. Government Printing Office 1898 7-1/2"x11" XCII468pp bib index. many photos a couple of color lithographs of shields a couple of folding maps. Original green cloth binding with gilt. Ex-library copy but clean and tight. VERY HEAVY. Will need extra postage$100.00 Box 27</p> Government Printing Office hardcover
1886029733Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1886. First edition 1886 externally fair but internally good to very good some musty odor. Series of papers concerned with Native American history and ethnology. Subject include: pictographs; pueblo pottery; Mississippi valley pottery; origins of form and ornament in ceramic art. Includes 83 full page plates including eleven color plates one of which is a double-page folding plate. Olive green cloth printed in gilt 11.5 inches tall 531 pages. Front cover badly spotted and stainedto a light olive color otherwise only light external wear good hinges sound text block some very minor foxing to endpapers pages otherwise clean and unmarked. Musty odor may eventually fade with time. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Government Printing Office Hardcover
1884187504Washington : G.P.O 1884. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with a gilt vignette to front panel. Spine bands and panel edges somwhat dulled and rubbed as with age. POS to FFEP. Corners sharp with an overall tight bright and clean impression.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 606 pages; Description: lxxiv 606p. : 44 plates some col. some folding 200 illus. ; 30cm. Subjects: Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of Ethnology --Periodicals. Ethnology --North America --Periodicals. Ethnology --South America --Periodicals. Indians --Periodicals. America --Antiquities --Archaeology --Periodicals. With accompanying papers including: 'On masks labrets and certain Aboriginal Customs' ; 'Omaha sociology' ; 'Navajo weavers' ; Prehistoric textile fabrics of the United States'. Washington : G.P.O hardcover
1891313131891. BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY. POWELL J.W. Director. Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1886-87. Washington: Government Printing Office 1891. 4to. Profusely illus. with plates some photographic. Pocket maps. 298pp. Orig. cloth very good copy. Includes Mindeleff's study of Pueblo Architecture and Stevenson's mythical sand painting of the Navajo Indians. unknown
1888340961888. BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY. Sixth Annual Report to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1884-85 by J.W. Powell Director. Washington G.P.O. 1888. Lg. 4to. Profusely illus. lviii 675pp. Very good in orig. cloth. Includes HOLMES WILLIAM H. Ancient art of.Chiriqui Colombia; HOLMESWILLIAM H. A study of the textile art.; THOMAS CYRUS. Aids to the study of the Maya codices; DORSEY J.OWEN. Osage traditions; BOAS FRANZ. The Central Eskimo. unknown
1884234281884. BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY. POWELL J.W. Third Annual Report of the bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1881-'82. Washington: GPO 1884. Large 4to. Profusely illus. some in color. tables. maps. lxxiv 606pp. A very good copy in orig. cloth. Includes DALL William H. On Masks Labrets and Certain Aboriginal Customs etc. unknown
189393715Washington D.C.: U.S. G.P.O. 1893. Hardcover. Small tear to spine bottom see photos; else tight clean and overall very good thus. Folio in usual green cloth with gilt titling; to spine and stampled and gilted illus to front board; xxx 822 pages: illustrations plates; 30 cm; bibliographical references pages 778-807 and index. Contents: Report of the director / J.W. Powell -- Picture-writing of the American Indians / Garrick Mallery. // House Doc. No. 116.Indians of North America -- Languages -- Writing. Picture-writing Indian. Indians of North America. Indians North American Écriture pictographique indienne d'Amérique. Indiens d'Amérique -- Amérique du Nord. Indians of North America. Indians of North America -- Languages -- Writing. Picture-writing Indian. Pictoglyphs. U.S. G.P.O. hardcover
189714971United States Printing Office 1897. Large hardback in good condition. 1893-'94. Hardcover. Good. United States Printing Office Hardcover
189312598Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1893 Cloth. Quarto. Minor stains to covers one plate torn but intact. Very good. Contains Garrick Mallery's report "Picture-Writing of the American Indians" with color plates. Government Printing Office, hardcover
1900140606-L03Washington D. C. U.S.A.: Washington Government Printing Office 1900. Very good hardcovers. Both volumes show some wear. Color plates Several other volumes and editions of this book available. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Folio. 2 Book Set. Washington Government Printing Office Hardcover
1886140606-L02Washington D. C. U.S.A.: Washington Government Printing Office 1886. Very good hard cover. 1886 Previous owner inscription inside. Several other volumes and editions of this book available. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. large. Washington Government Printing Office Hardcover
1881140424-D01Washington: Government Printing Office 1881. Good hardcover no dust jacket. Some wear to cover/edges spine slightly loose. Black and White Illustrations throughout. Several other volumes and editions of this book available. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Government Printing Office Hardcover
184388093London: H. Bailliere 1843. First U.K. Edition. Octavo. 24cm. Contemporary deep red English straight grain morocco gilt with gilt borders and foliate decoration to compartments. xvi; 556pp. Strong and solid hinges tight and strong some rubbing and scuffing to corners and spine ends a little darkening to the spine; internally clean and fresh plain brown endpapers old but possibly later all edges gilt half title present lavishly illustrated with 40 engraved plates some mild foxing and toning to the uncolored engravings the title page calls for 36 in color and 4 uncolored; this copy contains 35 in color and an additional uncolored plate for reasons unknown and 90 engravings in text a suite of six folio sized maps was issued to accompany the volume for an additional charge of 15 shillings but are not present here. A very good clean and attractive copy of a striking book. <br /> <br /> An anthropological study of the races of man predicated upon Prichard's assertion that there was a universal race of mankind and that differing racial characteristics originated in environmental differences rather than anything else. The work opens with a digested summary of pre-Darwinian evolutionary thought up to that point covering Lamarck Cuvier et al but aimed squarely at the scriptural conceit that all humans originate from a single genetic origin. Lavishly illustrated and with visibly high production values featuring a suite of at least 8 Native American plates by George Catlin. 88093. H. Bailliere unknown
188334517Berlin: Verlag von A.Asher & Co. 1883. First Edition. With 13 plates on strong heavy paper-board the first 5 of which are chromo-lithographic the following 8 with photographic illustrations and each with a sheet describing the plate illustration. Folio 52 x 38 cm. publisher's original half-linen portfolio folder with printed cover describing and titling the work. 2 sheets Title and foreword by A. Bastian. 13 pages of text Internally the copy is fine with very little evidence of use or of wear the plates are all in fine condition the text leaves with some evidence of old damp at the border not affecting the text wear to the portfolio covers. VERY RARE FIRST EDITION OF THIS IMPORTANT ILLUSTRATED WORK ON THE NORTHWEST COAST OF AMERICA. The wonderful lithographic panels were created with the advice and assistance of Alphons Stübel and Wilhelm Reiss who had recently published their magnificent work on the Dead Field of Ancon also with Asher. They depict the ceremonial and ethnologically and anthropologically interesting masks bowls implements and objects created by the Native American tribes of the area.<br> Captain Adrian Jacobsen was sent to the northwest coast of America for payment of 5000 RM. On instructions from Adolf Bastian he traveled from San Francisco to the west coast of North America including Arizona until 1882. In the summer of 1882 July 30 1882 he set off on an expedition to Alaska. After a total of three and a quarter years Jacovsen returned to Berlin on November 23 1883. Verlag von A.Asher & Co. unknown
