The American Continent and its Inhabitants before its Discovery by Columbus; A Unique History Communicated by Robin Goodfellow, Fairy Historian

Cady, Annie Cole

Verlag: Gebbie & Co., Publishers, Philadelphia, 1892

Beschreibung

2 vol. Folio. [4], v-vii, [3], 2-479, [1]; [4], xi-xx, [2], 1-470 pp. Recent half brown morocco over pebbled leather boards with the spines in six compartments, gilt lettering on the spines; all edges gilt. Title pages printed in red and black. Later endpapers and pastedowns. Each volume with a frontispiece and heavily illustrated with photogravure and color lithograph plates throughout. The title pages denote this edition as "The Antiquarian Edition". The title pages each state 1892, while the copyright date is 1890. Cole Cady's history is told through the setup of young children listening to a magical fairy tell them about the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: aspects of the various cultures, religious traditions, clothing, food, and economic activities are revealed to the children by Robin Goodfellow, the Fairy Historian. The illustrations illuminate the story, and many of the images are taken from genuine archaeological artifacts from museums around the world. A few leaves with a tape repair to its margin, overall the leaves are clean with an occasional small smudge. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 000012790

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The American Continent and its Inhabitants ...

Verlag: Gebbie & Co., Publishers, Philadelphia

Erscheinungsdatum: 1892

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good+

Auflage: Early Printing.