Title: The George Catlin Indian Gallery in the U.S. National Museum (Smithsonian Institution) with Memoir and Statistics. Author: Donaldson, Thomas Place: Washington Publisher: Government Printing Office Date: 1886 Description: [2], vii, 3-939 pp. Issued in Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Part II. Preceded by reports, indices & other preliminary matter. Illustrated with 144 plates (5 of them folding maps, 2 quite large and in color), most after Catlin, including 3 photogravure portraits of Catlin. (8vo) 22.7x14 cm (9x5½"), original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. Remarkable history of Catlin, his paintings, and the exhibit at the Smithsonian. The two large folding color maps are: Map showing the Locations of Indian Reservations within the limits of the United States and Territories. 53.5x85 cm (5½" tear from stub, a few crease tears) Indian Territory 1887. 61.5x81.5 cm (very short stub tear) Provenance: Lowdermilk, '67 References: Howes D-416 Lot Amendments Condition: Spine a bit rubbed, gilt dull; conents a little shaken, not uncommon for such a thick book; very good or better. Item number: 271064
Title: The George Catlin Indian Gallery in the U.S. National Museum (Smithsonian Institution) with Memoir and Statistics. Author: Donaldson, Thomas Place: Washington Publisher: Government Printing Office Date: 1886 Description: [2], vii, 3-939 pp. Issued in Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Part II. Preceded by reports, indices & other preliminary matter. Illustrated with 144 plates (5 of them folding maps, 2 quite large and in color), most after Catlin, including 3 photogravure portraits of Catlin. (8vo) 22.7x14 cm (9x5½"), original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition. Remarkable history of Catlin, his paintings, and the exhibit at the Smithsonian. The two large folding color maps are: Map showing the Locations of Indian Reservations within the limits of the United States and Territories. 53.5x85 cm (5½" tear from stub, a few crease tears) Indian Territory 1887. 61.5x81.5 cm (very short stub tear) Provenance: Lowdermilk, '67 References: Howes D-416 Lot Amendments Condition: Spine a bit rubbed, gilt dull; conents a little shaken, not uncommon for such a thick book; very good or better. Item number: 271064
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