PBA Galleries

[2], vii, 3-939 pp. Issued in Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Part II. Preceded by reports, indices & other preliminary matter.  Illustrated with 144 plates (5 of them folding maps, 2 quite large and in color), most after Catlin, including 3 photogravure portraits of Catlin. (8vo) 22.7x14 cm (9x5½"), original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First Edition.

Remarkable history of Catlin, his paintings, and the exhibit at the Smithsonian. The two large folding color maps are:

• Map showing the Locations of Indian Reservations within the limits of the United States and Territories. 53.5x85 cm (5½" tear from stub, a few crease tears)
• Indian Territory 1887. 61.5x81.5 cm (very short stub tear)

Provenance: Lowdermilk, '67

References: Howes D-416