Source : Field

Source Title An Essay Towards an Indian Bibliography being a Catalogue of Books, relating to the History, Antiquities, Languages, Customs, Religion, Wars, Literature and Origins of the American Indians, in the Library of Thomas W. Field
Description This book is a catalogue of materials in the library of Thomas W. Field that relate to the History, Antiquities, Languages, Customs, Religion, Wars, Literature, and Origin of the American Indians. Although printed more than a hundred years ago it remains a useful source for dealers, auction houses, bibliographers and collectors. It remains common today to see references to this exhuastive text.
Scope of Text
Total Records in AED 1703
  • Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000.