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The aboriginal port folio or a collection of portraits of the most celebrated chiefs of the North American Indians.

Title: The aboriginal port folio or a collection of portraits of the most celebrated chiefs of the North American Indians. Philadelphia published Jany. 1836 by J.O. Lewis.
Author: Lewis, James Otto, 1799-1858.
Publication: Philadelphia, Lithograph'd by Lehman & Duval, 1836.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KW+++ (Lewis, J. O. Aboriginal port folio. 1836 (1st ed.))	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Description

4 l., 80 col'd pl. in 2 v.; fol.

Subject

Indians of North America > Portraits

Note

First edition; with leaves of Advertisement dated May, June, and July 20, 1835, and text of Advertisement to the second number printed in 38 lines.
Originally issued in monthly numbers, beginning May 1835, each with 8 plates and cover-title; nos. 1-3 with a leaf of Advertisement, dated respectively May, June, and July 20, 1835; lithographed t.-p. as above, with colored vignette, issued in January 1836. Re-issued from time to time with slight changes, and reprinted Advertisements.
Plates drawn by J. Barincou and P. Rindisbacher, and colored by hand, after paintings J.O. Lewis, T.R. Peale, and Jerome Thompson; printed by Lehman & Duval and P.S. Duval, lithographihc printers.

Call Number

*KW+++ (Lewis, J. O. Aboriginal port folio. 1836 (1st ed.))

OCLC

42298448

Author

Lewis, James Otto, 1799-1858.

Title

The aboriginal port folio or a collection of portraits of the most celebrated chiefs of the North American Indians. Philadelphia published Jany. 1836 by J.O. Lewis.

Imprint

Philadelphia, Lithograph'd by Lehman & Duval, 1836.

Local Note

With original lithographed blue paper cover to no. 1: "The aboriginal port folio. No. 1. Philadelphia published May 1835 ... issued monthly untill 10 numbers are complete," bound v. 2.

Inserted in v. 2 is a facsimile of the t.-p., by Bierstadt.

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*KW+++ (Lewis, J. O. Aboriginal port folio. 1836 (1st ed.))

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