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Catlin, George

Catlin's Notes or Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with His North American Indian Collection, with Anecdotes and Incidents of the Travels & Adventures of . . . American Indians whom he Introduced to the Courts of England, France and Belgium

1848

218,08 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1848
Luogo di stampa
London. Published by the Author
Autore
Catlin, George
Edizione
First edition.
Soggetto
Travel - North America
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 2 volumes, xvi, 296; xii, 336 pp, 16 (of 24) plates, lacking the title page of volume I. a mixed set, volume I in original pictorial cloth, faded, spine worn, volume II a little shorter in contemporary half calf and marbled boards, rubbed, interiors clean and solid, good reading set. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The title summarizes the book's content. The author travelled extensively through the American West, with the army and with Indian agents, and these excursions formed the basis for his work. He began exhibiting his paintings in 1833, opened his Indian Gallery in New York in 1837 and travelled to England and Europe in 1839, where he exhibited until 1848. (see Hand page 130). Aside from the description of his experiences, the work includes a detailed catalogue of each painting with description of each. Smith C27. Field 256. Sabin 11533.
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