5 vols.
(Native American.) Schoolcraft, Henry R. (Historical and Statistical Information Respecting ... the Indian Tribes of the United States.) Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States. Philadelphia: Grambo & Company, 1853; 1852; 1853; 1854; 1855.

Vols 1-5 (of 6). 4to, orig gilt-pictorial green (vols 2, 4, 5) or brown (vols 1, 3) cloth; covers of vol 5 fading to blue, light edge wear, spine of vol 2 starting to separate. With half-titles, engraved & letterpress titles, 270 plates & maps. Scattered light foxing, generally clean & crisp. 2nd 4to issue. Presentation copy inscr to Captain A[miel] W[eeks] Whipple on front pastedown by Schoolcraft (vols 1-3), G[eorge] W[ashington] Manypenny, Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (vol 4) & the acting director (vol 5).
A.W. Whipple, 1818-1863, American military engineer & surveyor, published from 1855-1857 the Exploration and Surveys...for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, mortally wounded as brigade general at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Howes S-183; Sabin 77855; Field 1379.