American Indian Tomahawks by Peterson Harold (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Second. very nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket [as issued]. Revised Edition. Contributions from the Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation Vol. XIX. With an appendix: The Blacksmith Shop by Milford G. Chandler. Illustrated with drawings and photographs, bibliography.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. This old book is clean, solid and in great shape. This hardcover book has about 200 pages including many photos and illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The prior owner wrote their name and date on the first end paper and the end papers show light foxing. The pages are otherwise clean with no tears. The copyright page states 1971 Revised Edition. This is definitely Not a former library book. The red cloth covers with bright gold lettering show very light soiling on the back and the top corners are a little bumped. We recently acquired a massive collection of Native American Indian History book with a focus on artifacts, archelogy, language, relics, weapons and related topics. Please search our listings for other titles (Search Word : Native American History.

Softcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Contributions from the Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundations, Volume XIX. Review copy stamped on front cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Revised Edition. 26 x 18 cm. viii 142pp main text , XII plates followed by 314 tomahawks in photographs. Also illustrated with figures, line drawings. With an Appendix "The Blacksmith Shop" by Milford G. Chandler. Color frontispiece. Originally published in 1965, this is the revised and updated edition done in 1971. Bound into red cloth. Boards are a bit cocked. Fraying to bottom right corner of front cover. Contributions from the Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation Vol. XIX.

Hardcover. Second, revised edition. A red casebound book with the title in gilt lettering across the front cover and down the spine. Pages: (4), iii-viii, 1-142, 99 pages of black-and-white images most containing multiple items per-page. "History of the tomahawk, belt axe, war hatchet, spontoon, halberd, celtic ax, pipe tomahawks, and naval boarding axes. Numerous photographs and an appendix with a history and descriptions of blacksmiths, with drawings and instructions for forging hatchets." Contents are as follows: A matter of words -- The Indian and the tomahawk -- The simple hatchet or belt axe -- The Missouri war hatchet -- The spontoon tomahawk -- The halberd or "battle axe" tomahawk -- The spiked tomahawk -- Tomahawks with hammer polls -- Celtiform tomahawks -- The pipe tomahawk -- The white man and the tomahawk -- Naval boarding axes. Also includes an Appendix (by Milforg G. Chandler) entitled "The Blacksmith Shop" whch discusses tools and the techique of manufacture, amongst other fascinating details. VG: A mark on the front cover. Exlibrary book with stamps on the front and back free end pages; on the side textblock; stickers on the front pasted end page. Otherwise, clean pages and tight binding. No spine label or other external markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Used, good. Large red hardcover without jacket, 1971 (revised) edition, with an appendix "The Blacksmith Shop" by Milforg G. Chandler, 142 pages of text + photographs of 314 tomahawks etc. Only "good" condition because was formerly owned by a library and has the usual library marks. Has no wear, clean, no other marks or writing. However, the lower inch of the first 70 or so pages has slight ripple due to brief exposure to water (no mildew, not musty). **We are a small family business with over 25 years experience providing fine new and pre-owned books online. You can expect professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging.

Hardcover in original binding. Ex-Lib. 142 pages including over 300 photos of tomahawks.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Revised Edition. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 142 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Revised Edition. Hardcover, issued without a dustjacket, the former owner's name on the inside of the front and back covers along with a small ink scribble on the blank front end-paper are the only remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, color frontis of a Pipe Tomahawk, 142 pages of text illustrated with a color plate, photographs and drawings followed by a section of photographs of 314 tomahawks, also includes a bibliography and a section on "The Blacksmith Shop" by Milford G. Chandler.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Revised Edition. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 134 pp; Previous owners name, a very nice tight clean and attractive like new book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Photgraphs and Drawings (illustrator). VG/N, red cloth binding with gilt text to spine and upper, color frontis, iii-viii, 142 pages with images of 314 tomahawks to rear. Interior clean, binding tight. No dj as issued. There are several pencil-lead sized spots of discoloration on title page and page iii.

Contemporary Pebbled Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. At first appearance, the binding suggests one from the publisher, but more likely it is the wrappered issue, rebound about the time of publication. One small tape repair to a torn leaf.

First edition. First edition. 8vo. Stiff Pictorial Wrappers, titles stamped in gold gilt, viii, 142 pp. plus 99 pages of photographs of tomahawks, foreword, introduction, illustrated, frontispiece (decorated pipe tomahawk), drawings, plates, photographs, appendix, bibliography, captions to photographs. Describes 314 examples with photographs, drawings, figures and portraits. Plus footnotes, directory of makers and dealers, and index to provenience. The appendix provides The Blacksmith Shop which rounds out the more personal relationship of the blacksmith with his Indian customers. Mr. Chandler, who grew up in Indiana when it was still part of the Frontier, saw smiths turn out tomahawks for the Indian trade. A fascinating and informative book. Light crease to upper fore-corner of front wrapper and some light occasional soiling.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. "Contributions from the Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation Vol. XIX". Revised and enlarged 1971 edition. "With an Appendix: The Blacksmith Shop by Milford G. Chandler". Gilt lettering on spine and front board. 314 photos, 18 black & white text figures, 13 plates (2 in color). Very scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Rev. Edition. 142p. + Photo plates. Line Drawings. 314 examples. Red cloth. Heavy. Fine copy. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Rev. Ed. 142p. + photo plates. Line Drawings. 314 examples. Red cloth. bookplate. Fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Rev. ed. 142p. + photo plates. Line Drawings. 314 examples. Red cloth. Fine Copy.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1965 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 268 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 268 Peterson, Harold Leslie, 1922-,Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.

Condition: Gut. 8°, VIII, 142 Seiten und Tafelanhang mit 314 Abbildungen, betitelter Originalleinen mit Goldprägung - leicht gebräunt sonst guter Zustand - 1971. b91963 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 860.