NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1887-'88
by Powell, J.W. [director]; Murdock, John; Bourke, John G. [authors]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1892. Hardcover. Quarto; Fair; Hardcover; Spine, grey with gold print; Boards in grey cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps, hinges, edges, and corners, rubbing and blemishes at fore edges of front and rear, shelfwear; Text block has cracked hinges front and rear, intermittent spine breaks, loose plate at p. 590, moisture stain to fore edge of endpapers, light puckering to fore edge of pages throughout; Consists chiefly of "Ethnological Results of the Point Barrow Expedition" by John Murdoch, and "The Medicine-Men of the Apache" by John G. Bourke; xlvi, 617 pages, illustrated (chiefly b&w, includes color plates).
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1363048
- Title
- NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1887-'88
- Author
- Powell, J.W. [director]; Murdock, John; Bourke, John G. [authors]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1892
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