Information Respecting the History Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States: Collected and Prepared Under the Direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Per Act of Congress of March 3rd, 1847. Part III

Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Company, 1853. Early reprint. Hardcover. Good. Odd volume. 635pp. Thick quarto [31.5 cm] 3/4 brown calf with black cloth over boards. Restoration work to the spine, joints, and corners of covers. New endbands. Front hinge tightened. Marbled endpapers. Spine cosmetically cracked. Small remnants of material adhered to the front and rear board (purpose not known). Light tide marks and several small numerical labels on the preliminary pages, including the title page. P. 71/72 is completely detached, but present. Missing plates 4, 5, 11, 12, 16, 19, 25, 26, 32, and 43. An important work containing information about Native American culture. [Wagner Camp: 203b (reference in notes of "Personal Memoirs"], [Howes: S187]. May require extra postage due to weight. Illustrated by Seth Eastman, Capt. U.S. Army. Published by Authority of Congress. This volume contains information on tribal organization, history, government, language, state of Indian art, medical knowledge of the Indian, and dæmonology, witchcraft, and magic.

American explorer and ethnologist Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864) was noted for his discovery of the source of the Mississippi River and for his writings on the Native peoples of the North American plains. This volume forms a part of Schoolcraft's chief contribution to ethnology.