Search Results: cradles of the american aborigines by otis t mason

Np. Nd. (19th Century). pp.161-212, numerous text illustrations, disbound, very good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1887. First Edition. Disbound. Very Good Condition. 52 Pages, 45 figures. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (24 x 16 cms). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Smithsonian Institution; Inventory No: 196924. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost..

Government Printing Office, 1889-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. Back cover is torn away, both are tattered, half of covers are gone, very fragile. Ex-library with stamps and markings. Edge of pages are chipped, have small tears. Age tanning to interior. Uncut pages.

Smithsonian, 1887. Library Rebind. Very Good. in x in x in. 50pp. From the 1887 Smithsonian Annual Report. Library rebind.

Government Printing Office, 1889. Hardcover. Good. . Scarce. Original paperback professionally rebound in simple paper hardcover boards. Some dust wear to boards, tanning to pages, otherwise a nice copy. Binding sturdy.

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1889. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. G/N, pb, gray colored paper wraps, 74 pages. Interior clean, binding firm. Wraps have small chips and tears to corners and edges, spine sunned, scattered pencil lines in the page margins. The total book has a soft vertical crease..

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1889., 1889. First edition. First Printing. Disbound.161-212 pp. Illustrated with 45 figures illustrating various cradles, some with mother and/or baby. "From the Report of the National Museum 1886-'87, pages 161-235." Also includes: "With Notes on the Artificial Deformation of Children Among Savage and Civilized Peoples" by Dr. J.H. Porter, 213-235 pp. An important, scholarly study and ethnological report. Very Scarce. Fine.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1889. Brochure/Pamphlet. Very Good. 10" by 6.5". Unamed . An uncommon work of nineteenth century American history by Otis T. Mason, with additional material by Dr. J. H. Porter. An article taken from the Report of the National Museum, 1996-87 featuring pages 161-235. This particular work explores child raised and cradles used by Native American people. Written by Otis Tufton Mason the noted ethnologist and curator of the Smithsonian Institution. With additional notes by Dr. J. H. Porter. Reflecting the opinions of 19th century European settlers, and their understanding of the culture of indigenous people. In the publisher's original binding. Externally generally smart, with bumping to the head and tail of the spine with a small amount of loss to the backstrip. Small chips to the tail of the front and rear boards, with minor age toning. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with light age toning to the title… Read More

HB 8vo G+/-- Illustrated. 500 pages. Half leather with multi-color boards (see photo), all edges multi-colored. 6 articles or pamphlets bound together. Front cover split to super, still attached; ffep loose; corners rubbed to board. All interior VG - text, plates, illustrations, pull-out maps. Included: "Cradles of the American Aborigines" by Otis T. Mason w/ "Notes on the Artificial Deformation of Children Among Savage and Civilized Peoples" by Dr. J.H. Porter; "The Human Beast of Burden" by Otis T. Mason; "Ethno-Conchology -- A Study of Primitive Money" by Robert E.C. Stearns; "The Coast Indians of Southern Alaska and Northern British Columbia" by Albert P. Niblack; and, "A Study of Prehistoric Anthropology - Handbook for Beginners" by Thomas Wilson. Many plates and illustrations throughout all works.