GEORGE CATLIN - NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS Wars Ornate Book
~Complete 2 Volume Set ~320 COLOR Illustrations - MAPS
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*Featured Item* North American Indians By George Catlin In Two Volumes Published 1926 by John Grant, Edinburgh _______________________________________ ~Contains 320 Color Illustrations on 180 Plates! ~With Color Maps of Indian Localities and Frontier in 1840 Being letters and notes on North American Indians. Their manners, customs, and conditions written during eight years' travel amongst the wildest tribes of Indians in North America, 1832-1839. George Catlin (July 26, 1796–December 23, 1872) was an American painter, author and traveler who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West. Following a brief career as a lawyer, he produced two major collections of paintings of American Indians and published a series of books chronicling his travels among the native peoples of North, Central and South America. Claiming his interest in America’s 'vanishing race' was sparked by a visiting American Indian delegation in Philadelphia, he set out to record the appearance and customs of America’s native people. He began his journey in 1830 when he accompanied General William Clark on a diplomatic mission up the Mississippi River into Native American territory. Two years later he ascended the Missouri River over 3000 km to Ft Union, where he spent several weeks among indigenous people still relatively untouched by European civilization. There, at the edge of the frontier, he produced the most vivid and penetrating portraits of his career. Later trips along the Arkansas, Red and Mississippi rivers as well as visits to Florida and the Great Lakes resulted in over 500 paintings and a substantial collection of artifacts. In 1837 he mounted the first serious exhibition of his 'Indian Gallery', published his first catalogue and began delivering public lectures, which drew on his personal recollections of life among the American Indians. Soon afterwards he began a lifelong effort to sell his American Indian collection to the US government. When Congress rejected his initial petition, he took the Indian Gallery abroad and in 1840 began a European tour in London. In 1841 he published Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians, in two volumes, with about 300 engravings. Three years later he published 25 plates, entitled Catlin’s North American Indian Portfolio, and, in 1848, Eight Years’ Travels and Residence in Europe. From 1852 to 1857 he traveled through South and Central America and later returned for further exploration in the Far West. The record of these later years is contained in Last Rambles amongst the Indians of the Rocky Mountains and the Andes (1868) and My Life among the Indians (ed. by N. G. Humphreys, 1909). Of his 470 full-length portraits of Native American scenes, the greater part constitutes the Catlin Gallery of the National Museum, Washington, D.C.; some 700 sketches are in the American Museum of Natural History, New York City. Reasons to Bid to Win this Book for your Collection! Guaranteed Customer Satisfaction! Accurate Descriptions & Pictures so you can feel Confident Judging Condition! Would make a Great Addition to any Antiquarian Library! Each Volume measures 6 and 3/4" by 10". Original Ornate Pictorial Hardcovers ! Overall this copy is in Very Good condition! Light wear to spine ends and cover corners. Inner Hinges are intact and secure. Internally bright and clean. The fold out map has a archivally repaired tear where it meets the binding. Bindings are tight and square. Sign up for my Email Newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your Favorites Thanks for looking and good luck bidding! _________________________________________________ 100% Customer Satisfaction Shipping ~We ship three days a week. Generally on Monday, Wednesday & Friday. All packages shipped within the U.S. will have delivery confirmation. We take great care in the packaging of the winning bidder's antiquarian book. We will also gladly combine shipping on multiple wins that end within 5 days of each other. Combined Shipping Available ~If you win multiple auctions that can be shipped together. Postage will be for the heaviest item and then $2.00 for each additional item. Canadian residents ~Please pay using Paypal. Thanks! Please note that insurance amounts given are for within the U.S. only. Winning bidders ~Please pay within 10 days of auctions' close. Insurance ~Is recommended as I am not responsible for items lost in the mail. Copyright Notice ~All descriptions, pictures and banners created by rarebookhaven for use in this auction are copyright protected. Any theft of descriptions, pictures and banners is a violation of Ebay policy.
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