[Rarebooks] FS: The Handsomest 19th Century Edition of Catlin's NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS, with color plates, 1876

[Charles Agvent]

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CATLIN, George. ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS, & CONDITION
OF  THE  NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. WITH LETTERS AND  NOTES.....  London:
Chatto  &  Windus  1876.  The  First  Edition  of  this  classic  with
illustrations printed in color. Two small quarto volumes (6-1/8" x 10-
1/8")  bound  in the original red cloth with  gilt-decorated  horsemen
and  lettering  against a red and black background  recently  rebacked
with    sympathetic  red  morocco   spines  with  gilt-lettering   and
decorations  and new endpapers. Complete: viii, 264; viii, 266  pages.
Illustrated  with 180 superb color plates containing 360 images  and a
folding  map,  with the usual plate numbering anomalies.  There  was a
prior  edition  with  hand-colored plates, but it exists in  very  few
copies  and  is  seldom offered on the market. When it is  it  usually
commands  upwards of $30,000. This edition is generally considered  to
be  the  handsomest 19th century edition of Catlin's  important  book.
Catlin  was  the  first astute and sympathetic artist to  observe  and
accurately  portray  Native Americans. Howes C241; Sabin  11536  (1841
edition);  Streeter  1805  (1841); Wagner-Camp  84  (1841+  editions);
Wheat,  TRANSMISISIPPI  WEST 84: "Offers an excellent picture  of  the
Indian  situation at the opening of the 19th century's fourth decade."
Jenkins,  A FULL HOWES: "Catlin's record of Indian life was the  first
and  freshest  account  of  the vanishing  American  Indians  as  they
actually  lived  and  remains one of the chief sources for  all  later
knowledge  of  the  North American Indians." Early  library  stamp  on
title  page  of  second volume and old ink numbers on verso  of  title
pages.  Plates and text bright and fresh with the bindings quite nice.
Near Fine set                                                 $7500.00

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