Moeurs des sauvages ameriquain
Subtitle: Comparées aux moeurs des premiers temps
By: Par le P. Lafitau, de la Compagnie de Jesus
Contributors: Banks, John Cleaver; Rhode Island Historical Society; John Penington and Son (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publisher: Chez Saugrain l'aîné, Quay des Augustins, prés la ruëpavée, à la Fleur de Lys. Charles-Estienne Hochereau, à l'entrée du Quay des Augustins, au Phénix
Published: 1724
Place of publication: A Paris
Language: fre
Subjects: Social life and customs; Iroquois Indians; Indians of North America
Notes: There is another issue with "Impr. à Roüen, & se vend," at head of imprint. It consists of the same sheets with variant title page.

Vol. 1: [24], 256 p., [15] folded leaves of plates; v. 2: [8], 296 p., [6] folded leaves of plates; v. 3: [12], 248 p., [13] folded leaves of plates; v. 4: [8], 196, [68] p., [9] folded leaves of plates.

Numerous errors in paging.

Signatures: v. 1: ã¹² A-K¹² L⁶ M²; v. 2: ã⁴ A-M¹² N⁴; v. 3: pi² ã⁴A-K¹² L⁴; v. 4: ã⁴ A-L¹² (L12 blank)

The first two leaves of plates in vol. 1 are a frontispiece and a map; the subsequent leaves of plates in vols. 1-4 are numbered 1 through 41.

Errata: v. 4, p. [66], 3rd count.

Includes index.

Printers ornaments on title pages; head pieces; initials.

Brown, J.C.  Bibliotheca Americana, III:345.

European Americana 724/98.

Backer-Sommervogel IV:1362.

John Carter Brown Library copy 1 has vols. 1 and 3 without "Rouen" in imprint, and vols. 2 and 4 with "Rouen". Vol. 3 lacks "Explication des Planches" (p. [5-12], 1st count). Bound in contemporary calf.

John Carter Brown Library copy 2 (17 cm.) has vol. 1 with "Rouen" in imprint, and vols. 2-4 without "Rouen". Bound in contemporary calf.

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy 1: John Cleaver Banks: autograph.

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy 2: Rhode Island Historical Society and John Penington and Son: book stamps.