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[NATIVE AMERICANS]. DRAKE, Samuel G. (1798-1875). The Book of the Indians of North America: Comprising Details in the Lives of About Five Hundred Chiefs and Others… Boston: Josiah Drake, 1833. Five books bound in one volume, 8vo. Illustrated with all 24 engravings (including several inserted plates). Contemporary full calf, spine ruled in gilt (binding worn and soiled, front joint tender, hinges starting, text toned, soiled, occasionally foxed, some tears, chips, pages 133/134 in book v is chipped in upper corner with some loss of text). Bookplate of Frank B. Cornell on front pastedown, signature of “Joseph Hall Naples 1849” on ffep. First edition thus of this excellent early book of Native American biographies (this was first published as Indian Biography, earlier in 1832, this version revised). Howes D476.