Foot-Prints of Vanished Races in the Mississippi Valley Being an Account of Some of the Monuments and Relics of Pre-Historic Races Scattered over its Surface, with Suggestions As to Their Origin and Uses
by Conant, A. J
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York, United States
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About This Item
St. Louis: Chancy R. Barns. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1879. Hardcover. Light rubbing and soiling to cloth, fraying spine ends, former owner's signature on front endpaper, library stamp on reverse of title page, binding solid, contents clean. ; Original burgundy cloth, gilt lettering, 122pp. , ex lib, frontispiece of The Big Mound at St. Louis, plus many other illustrations. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .
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- Seller
- Old Editions Inc.
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 364
- Title
- Foot-Prints of Vanished Races in the Mississippi Valley Being an Account of Some of the Monuments and Relics of Pre-Historic Races Scattered over its Surface, with Suggestions As to Their Origin and Uses
- Author
- Conant, A. J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Chancy R. Barns
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis
- Date Published
- 1879
- Keywords
- Native, Americans, American, Indians, Archaeology, Pre-historic, Aztecs, Mound, Builders
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology;
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About the Seller
Old Editions Inc.
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North Tonawanda, New York
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- Rubbing
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Good+
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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