First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1879-’80

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pp. 603, contents very good in worn green gilt cloth, tissue guard still present protecting colour plates. “Report of the Director; Accompanying papers. On the Evolution of Language, Wyandot Government, On Limitations to the use of some Anthropologic Data, A fruther Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians, Studies in Central American Picture Writing, Cessions of Land by Indian Tribes to the United States, Sign Language Among North American Indians, Catalogue of Linguistic Manuscripts in the Library of the Bureau of Ethnology, Illustration of the Method of Recording Indian Languages. Illustrated w/ 4 chromolithographs w/ tissue guards, 12 tint lithographs w/ tissue guards, 36 black and white illustrations w/ tissue guards plus numerous b&w textual illustrations.”

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Number of pages 603
Original Title First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1879-'80
Published Date 1881
Book Condition good
Jacket Condition No dustjacket
Binding Hardcover
Size Larger 8vo
Place of Publication Washington, DC
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pp. 603, contents very good in worn green gilt cloth, tissue guard still present protecting colour plates. “Report of the Director; Accompanying papers. On the Evolution of Language, Wyandot Government, On Limitations to the use of some Anthropologic Data, A fruther Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians, Studies in Central American Picture Writing, Cessions of Land by Indian Tribes to the United States, Sign Language Among North American Indians, Catalogue of Linguistic Manuscripts in the Library of the Bureau of Ethnology, Illustration of the Method of Recording Indian Languages. Illustrated w/ 4 chromolithographs w/ tissue guards, 12 tint lithographs w/ tissue guards, 36 black and white illustrations w/ tissue guards plus numerous b&w textual illustrations.”

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Weight 2.5 kg