[Rarebooks] FS: Native Americans in the hands of the Missionaries (1794)

[A.E. Tishman]

Ezra from Aardvark offers this mapless account of early and substantial contact with several tribes of Eastern Native Americans.

(“…Those seem to be nearest the truth who join the celebrated Dr. Robertson, in supposing Tartary in Asia to be the native country of all the American Indian nations. But is my intention to confine myself to an account of only two of these nations, namely the Delaware
and Iroquois
Loskiel, George (Translated from the original German by Christian Ignatius La Trobe). HISTORY OF THE MISSION OF THE UNITED BRETHREN AMONG THE INDIANS IN NORTH AMERICA. London.: for the Brethren's Society for the furtherance of the Gospel, 1794. First Edition in English. Contemporary half calf, scuffed, peeling and patched externally, and hinges reinforced internally. Leather spine split but holding. Red leather title label. MISSING any map originally issued with this book, and missing 3 leaves at end of Part 2 (PP. 227-234).        Text very clean, albeit with occasional spotting especially to first part.  Solid reading copy.

Loskiel, an eloquent preacher and a good writer, was presiding bishop of the northern district of the American province of the Moravian Church (1802–1811). This work is important for the history of Native Americans. GOOD ONLY. Leather-bound. 

This work describes artistic, spiritual, educational and political values of the American Indians. Considered by Sabin the best authority on the Delawares, Nautikokes, Shawnee and other tribes in Pennsylvania & New York. Howes L-474; Sabin 42110 

																							$200 net.

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