Antiquities of the Southern Indians, Particularly of the Georgia Tribes.
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1873. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 530 pp. Illustrated, 30 plates, mostly archaeological specimens, three wood-engraved in-text vignettes. From the Gordon Jones collection, with his bookplate on the front pastedown. Jones (1915-1987), a physician in Fredericksburg, Virginia, assembled a wonderful collection of Americana emphasizing the south; it was sold following his death. Howes J-194. Sabin 36475: "One of the most scholarly works of its class." De Renne catalogue II, p. 741. Larned 574: "The writer's object is to give a general account of the southern Indians, principally those of the Maswkoki stock, at then time of the first coming of Europeans among them, and to interpret the relics found by reference to the early writers." Very good, bright copy. Original blue cloth, gilt spine title. (9327). Item #62566
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