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CATLIN, George (1796–1872). Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians. New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1841. 2 volumes, 8vo. Errata slip tipped in before title in Vol. I, frontispiece, maps including folding map of “Indian Localities” in 1833 (separation along folds), numerous line engraved plates (foxing throughout). Original publisher’s cloth blindstamped with central gilt device of an artist’s palette design, spines lettered in gilt (spines and edges sunned, rear endpapers renewed). Provenance: James Howard McHenry (1820–1888) (bookplate and inscription); a prominent Baltimorean and grandson to the famous statesman James McHenry and the Revolutionary War hero Col. John Eager Howard. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, SECOND ISSUE, with “Zedekiah” on p. 104 of one of the most important works on Native Americans published in the 19th century. Howes C–241; Sabin 11536; Wagner–Camp 84:3.