Lot 437: PICKERING, CHARLES.

United States Exploring Expedition ... Vol. IX. The Races of Man and their Geographical Distribution. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown. London: John Murray, 1848. 12 hand-colored ethnographic plates and a colored folding map. 4to. Original half morocco, spine gilt-lettered. Some toning, few edge chips to leaves at ends, upper joint cracked, edges rubbed, tear at end of spine.

First edition, unofficial issue, one of 150 copies printed. This copy de-accessed from the Library of Congress with associated markings, including the LOC bookplate. Includes "two plates of very great Hawaiian interest" (Forbes). Haskell, p 33; Forbes 1712.