Publisher:
Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation
Published:
1971
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17944525218
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Seller's Description:
Fine. No Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall "Revised Edition 1971" stated on copyright page. 1st revised edition manufactured in 1971. Bound in red cloth with gilt cover and spine titles. Fine condition with slightest of wear to back cover and edges-hard to notice and two small ink ownership marks on blank inside front cover and inside back cover-neatly centered. Could easily be covered with a bookplate or left alone. Color plate at front: 77 pages of text by both authors; 4 pages of bibliography and then 314 tomahawks listed and described with a large section of cataloged tomahawks depicted and matching the numbered text. Fascinating and scarce reference.
Publisher:
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation
Published:
1971
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16533364439
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Seller's Description:
Very good. viii, 142, [99] p. illus. 27 cm. Includes Illustrations. Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation, 1971. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Exceptionally clean & tight copy. Hardcover, Stated Revised Edition 1971 Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation 142 pages of text followed by 97 photographs. No DJ-as issued. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to Red cloth boards with gilt titles-corners sharp. Contains owner name on fly page-otherwise all pages are clean and unmarked. Discusses history, development, and sociology of the pipe tomahawk, as well as? a summary of the art of the blacksmith together with a history of the role of the tomahawk in Indian life. ? Vol. XIX of Contributions from the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. 314 examples in 97 photographs. 12 chapters, 13 plates, 18 line drawings, directory of makers and dealers, index. Includes appendix? The Blacksmith Shop? by Milford G. Chandler and a four page bibliography that alone is priceless to any serious researcher and collector. Scarce. A superb vintage copy.
Peterson, well known and respected for his many works on historical weaponry, produced a real gem with this publication. Well illustrated and clearly written, it is surprisingly thorough in its coverage of the many variations of tomahawks. Even though it is now more than 50 years old, it is still regarded as the definitive work on the subject. Hard to find at a reasonable price (even in the 1994 reprint edition!), it is nonetheless an indispensable resource for anyone studying tomahawks from and time period or region.
