A Brief History of the Indian Peoples

254pp, 2pp of publisher’s ads. Dark blue cloth-covered boards, black titles on front, gilt titles on spine, a few charts, fold-out black and white map frontispiece. 12mo. Wear to boards, rear board lightly soiled. Spine sun-faded and mottled, ends heavily rubbed with minor splits in cloth. Edges worn, corners heavily rubbed and rounded with cloth worn through. Text block edges tanning and lightly foxed, top edge dusty. Endpapers heavily foxed, front pastedown has previous owner’s name and other small pen notes. Hinges cracked, gutters occasionally stretched; volume quite loose.. Half title page heavily tanned. Last page heavily tanned. Foxing towards very beginning and end of volume, occasional light foxing throughout. On the growth of the Indian peoples, the part they played in the world’s progress and what sufferings they endured from other nations.