Description
First edition of People of the Sacred Mountain by Father Peter John Powell.
Oblong octavo, [two volumes], xl, 683pp, [2], xiii, 693-1441pp. Full beige cloth, title in gilt on spines. Complete number line listing on copyright page, indicating first printing. Solid text blocks, faint creasing and foxing to spines. Numerous illustrations throughout. Housed in the publisher’s matching slipcase, near fine with a few small stains.
A very nice example of an important narrative of Native American tribes through the 19th century.
