McKenney (Thomas L.) & Hall (James)

History of the Indian Tribes of North America, 3 vols., First Edition, vol. 1 title in BAL’s state A, vol. 2 title in state C, vol. 3 title in state B, War Dance plate in state A, Red Jacket plate in state without date or imprint, 120 hand-coloured lithographic plates, finished with gum arabic, after Charles Bird King’s original oil paintings, offsetting and toning, staining, a few with mottling or tears, four (including Red Jacket and the Encampment frontispiece) in poor condition with mottling, repaired sections or loss affecting the image; lacking the map and 17-page subscriber list, text leaves with significant staining, spotting and toning, occasional tears, Vol 1 title with some repaired loss, contents and further early text leaves in vol. 1 with loss and laid down verso, library binding, folio, Philadelphia, Edward C. Biddle, Daniel C. Rice and J. G. Clarke, 1837-44.

***"One of the most distinctive and important books in Americana" (Reese).

Reference: BAL 6934; Howes M129; Lane, A History of McKenney and Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America, Imprint, Vol. 27, no. 2 (Autumn 2002), 2-15; Reese, Stamped With A National Character 24.