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PEOPLE OF THE FIRST MAN: Life Among the Plains Indians in Their Final Days of Glory; The Firsthand Account of Prince Maximilian's Expedition up the Missouri River, 1833-34
by Zu Wied, Prince Maximilian/Thomas, Davis and Ronnefeldt, Karin (Editors)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good+ to Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0525177329
- ISBN 13
- 9780525177326
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company (1976) 256 pp. Original dark red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. DJ lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Illust. w/ watercolors and b/w drawings. Contents very nice.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+ to Near Fine. Illus. by Karl Bodmer (Watercolors). Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23625NA
- Title
- PEOPLE OF THE FIRST MAN: Life Among the Plains Indians in Their Final Days of Glory; The Firsthand Account of Prince Maximilian's Expedition up the Missouri River, 1833-34
- Author
- Zu Wied, Prince Maximilian/Thomas, Davis and Ronnefeldt, Karin (Editors)
- Illustrator
- Karl Bodmer (Watercolors)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+ to Near Fine
- Edition
- Second Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0525177329
- ISBN 13
- 9780525177326
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- October 28, 1976
- Keywords
- NATIVE AMERICANS INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA BIOGRAPHY GREAT PLAINS MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY STATE HISTORY MO DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL EXPEDITIONS 1833 1834 ZU WIED-NEUWIED PRINCE ALEXANDER PHILIPP MAXIMILIAN 1782 1867 GERMAN EXPLORERS EXPLORATION AMERICAN HISTOR
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Indian; Exploration;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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