< Back

The manners of the North American Indians

LAFITEAU, Joseph François.
De zeden der wilden van Amerika zynde een nieuwe uitvoerige en zeer kurieuse beschrijving van derzelver oorsprong, godsdienst, manier van oorlogen, huwelyken, opvoeding, oeffeningen, feesten, danzeryen, begravenissen, en andere zeldzame gewoonten.

With title-pages printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece, full-page engraved map of the America's, and 41 full-page engraved plates.

With title-pages printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece, full-page engraved map of the America's, and 41 full-page engraved plates.

With title-pages printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece, full-page engraved map of the America's, and 41 full-page engraved plates.

With title-pages printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece, full-page engraved map of the America's, and 41 full-page engraved plates.

With title-pages printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece, full-page engraved map of the America's, and 41 full-page engraved plates.



The Hague, Gerard vander Poel, 1731. 2 volumes bound as 1. Folio. Contemporary calf, gold-tooled spine. With title-pages printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece, full-page engraved map of the America's, and 41 full-page engraved plates. [6], 36, [18], 300; [4], 301-555 [= 560] pp.

First Dutch edition of an important work on North American Indians first published in French as Moeurs des sauvages americain (1724). Joseph François Lafitau (or Lafiteau), a son of a rich merchant, travelled as a missionary to Canada in 1711. He made "a thorough study of Iroquois character and usages, as a preparation for his great work Moers des sauvages ...", as Howgego notes. The many detailed illustrations form an important record of Iroquois culture.

Corners slightly bumped, split at the top of spine. Good copy with the bookplate of C. Carsten.
European Americana VI, 731/128; Howes L22; Muller, America 863; Sabin 38598; Tiele, Bibl. 637; cf. Howgego, to 1800, L51.

Related Subjects: 18th Century  America, North  Canada  Discovery & Exploration  Dutch  France  Jesuits  Native Americans  Travel & Voyages 

Add to Shopping cart
€ 6.000,00

Prices in EUROS (€), shipping and BTW/VAT extra.

< Back

Terms of sale

All items are offered subject to prior sale. Prices are nett and in (€) EURO. VAT/BTW, postage, and insurance are not included. 

Free shipping for orders over € 2,500.  EU customers: if applicable, please quote your VAT number when placing orders.

Preferred mode of payment: by credit card through our secure online payment service, which is facilitated by Ogone. If you wish to make other arrangements, please contact us. Terms of sale

E-mail this to a friend







This is a captcha-picture. It is used to prevent mass-access by robots. (see: www.captcha.net)

Type the characters that you see in the box (5 characters). The code can include characters 0..9 and A..F.*

  


Antiquariaat FORUM B.V.
Tuurdijk 16
3997 MS t Goy-Houten,
The Netherlands
Phone: (+31) (0)30 601 1955
Fax: (+31) (0)30 601 1813
E-mail: info@forumrarebooks.com
Web: http://www.forumrarebooks.com