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The Frank T. Siebert Library of the North American Indian and the American Frontier (2 Volumes)
by Sotheby's
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
-
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Soethby's, 1999. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Red cloth, with gilt lettering on front and spine. Each volume has a pastedown portrait of American Indians. Photographs throughout. Includes laid-in estimated bids and separately realized prices. Books, maps and artifacts from the earliest of European arrival in North America including what is now the United States and Canada. Includes Indian languages and Indian treaties before 1800. 11" x 8-1/4" (21.5 x 28 cm). Some foxing to page tops and sides. Volume 1 covers Eastern part of the North American continent. Volume 2 is the Southern and Western part. Volume 1: 371 pp., Volume 2: 395 pp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 300
- Title
- The Frank T. Siebert Library of the North American Indian and the American Frontier (2 Volumes)
- Author
- Sotheby's
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Soethby's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Book collecting, auction records, North American Indians, American frontier
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund.
About the Seller
Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2020
Atlanta, Georgia
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About Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
Member of ABAA/ILAB. On-line sales and the occasional book fair.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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