VERY RARE 1st Ed. Book HISTORY of MN SETH EASTMAN Native AMERICAN INDIAN. Offering a Rate, 1st Edition, History of Minnesota from the Earliest French Explorations to the Present Time — by Edward Duffield Neill. Published in 1858 by. Lippincott Company — Philadelphia. Book is hard bound in green cloth cover with marbleized interior papers in front and back. Frontispiece portrait of Alexander Ramsey (MN first Governor). Portraits of other MN dignitaries included. Important because most of the engravings are by the famed artist Seth Eastman — illustrating activities of the American Indian in the region. Only the first 100 copies include these important and historical engraved plates by Eastman, and are not found in later editions of this book. These engravings (mounted proofs on Indian paper) are masterpieces– depicting different events in American Indian life at this time. This book was packed away for years and protected from sun and users. Wear commensurate with age and gentle use. The cover is in very good condition — minor bumping to corners and some wear to cover. Book spine remains intact (a tad loose in the back). The pages are tight. There are two minor tears on the bottom of the first two pages (less than 1 inch). For the most part, pages are very clean and crisp s. Ome minor spotting to a few pages — nothing distracting. Considering its age, this book is really in great condition. Measurements: 12 5/8″ long, 10 1/2″ wide and 2 1/4 thick. Rare and significant find. We wrap all our items very carefully. The item “VERY RARE 1st Ed. Book HISTORY of MN SETH EASTMAN Native AMERICAN INDIAN” is in sale since Wednesday, June 12, 2019. This item is in the category “Books\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “cathedralhillestates” and is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Panama, Jamaica, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Viet nam, Uruguay, South africa, Colombia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Sri lanka, Maldives, Oman, Reunion, Philippines.
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition
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