The Indian Races of North and South America (1852,c1852): an account of the principal races; a description of their national customs, mythology, religious ceremonies; history of their most powerful tribes, celebrated chiefs and warriors; intercourse and wars with European settlers; anecdote and description with numerous diversified colored illustrations

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This book is the elusive 1852 edition of this classic on Indian races from works "carefully examined by the author". It has been both saved and severely hindered by library cataloging methods, so it goes. The original boards are wrapped with a green fabric with hand written titles to spine. There are 640 pages with the last page numbered 720. By count, 31 of the 37 illustrations are full page and hand colored along with a hand colored frontispiece delineated by American Artist Henry W. Herrick (apprentice of F.O.C. Darley) . The inner hinges have been reinforced but the front hinge is held on mostly by the green fabric tape. That being said, in total, this book is a very workable volume of a scarce publication. What remains uncertain is the illustrator of the 37 illustrations in the text. The author Brownell became an accredited American artist in later life but not mentioned as having any input into the illustrations. Lucius Stebbins had a working relationship with Herrick but no written credit for delineation of any illustration in the book. N° de ref. del artículo 003121

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