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ANTIQUE 'STORIES THE IROQUOIS TELL THEIR CHILDREN' M.POWERS(YEH SEN NOH WEHS1917

$ 84.48

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Origin: United States
  • Period of Manufacture:: 1917
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Provenance: Iroquois Nation, NewYork State
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Artisan: Mabel Powers(YEH SEN NOH WEHS)
  • Condition: Antique. Used. Shows wear & soiling from use and age.
  • Object:: Book on Iroquois Nation culture
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Tribal Affiliation: Iroquois

    Description

    THE TITLE OF THIS ANTIQUE BOOK IS "STORIES THE IROQUOIS TELL THEIR CHILDREN."  IT IS BY MABEL POWERS(YEH SEN NOH WEHS) COPYRIGHT, 1917
    .  IT WAS PRINTED BY THE AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY, NEW YORK, CINCINNATI AND CHICAGO.
    THE BOOK IS HARDCOVER BROWN WITH BLACK LETTERING ON THE FRONT, BACK AND SPINE WITH ORANGE ENHANCEMENT(HIGHLIGHTS) IN THE FIGURES.  THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT INCLUDES THE NAMES OF THE STORY-TELLERS WHO INVITED THE AUTHOR INTO THEIR LODGES AND TOLD THEIR STORIES.  THE FOREWORD INCLUDES THE NAMES AND SIGNATURES OF THE INDIVIDUAL CHIEFS OF EACH OF THE SIX TRIBES THAT MADE UP THE IROQUOIS NATION.  THE BOOK HAS 216 PAGES FILLED WITH FASCINATING STORIES AND AUTHENIC IROQUOIS ILLUSTRATIONS.  IT DOES SHOW WEAR AND SOILING FROM AGE, BUT THE BINDING AND THE INTERIOR OF THE BOOK IS IN GREAT CONDITION FOR ITS AGE.
    A TRULY REMARKABLE ANTIQUE BOOK THAT WILL HOLD THE INTEREST OF ALL READERS---OF ALL AGES!
    A GREAT EFFORT BY THE AUTHOR TO PORTRAY A MORE TRUTHFUL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN IROQUOIS INDIAN.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIEWING.  PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE VINTAGE ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE ITEMS.
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