Traditions of the North American Indians: Being a Second and Revised Edition of ‘Tales of an Indian Camp’.
JONES, James Athearn.
Traditions of the North American Indians: Being a Second and Revised Edition of ‘Tales of an Indian Camp’.
"There was nothing, I believe I may say in the world, which was not with her a 'spirit'": James Athearn Jones' Traditions of the North American Indians
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830.
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Item Number: 146705
The second and best edition of this firsthand account of Native American traditions and folklore. Duodecimo, three volumes bound in contemporary three quarter green morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, beautifully etched frontispieces by W. H. Brooke in each volume, illustrated with an additional plate by Brooke in each volume. In very good condition, bookplates. Rare.
Native American cultures across the 574 current Federally recognized tribes in the United States are incredibly diverse in their practices, with language, beliefs, customs, practices, laws, art forms, traditional clothing varying considerably. James Athearn Jones collects stories and traditions from the testimonies of writers, travellers, and individuals of Native tribes in 'Traditions of the North American Indians.'
