Mœurs des sauvages ameriquains, comparées aux moeurs des premiers temps
By: Par le P. Lafitau, de la Compagnie de Jesus. ... Tome premier[-quatrième].
Publisher: Chez Saugrain l'aîné, Quay des Augustins, prés la ruë pavée, à la Fleur de Lys. Charles-Estienne Hochereau, à l'entrée du Quay des Augustins, au Phénix.
Published: 1724
Place of publication: Impr. à Rouen, & se vend A Paris
Language: fre
Subjects: Iroquois Indians.; Indians of North America -- Social life and customs.; Anthropology -- Early works to 1870.; Primitive societies.
Genres: Early works to 1870.
Notes: There is another issue lacking "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.

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.

Signatures: v. 1: ã₋b-₋sp12₋b-₋ss A-K₋b-₋sp12₋b-₋ss L₋b-₋sp6₋b-₋ss M₋b-₋sp2₋b-₋ss; v. 2: ã₋b-₋sp4₋b-₋ss A-M₋b-₋sp12₋b-₋ss N₋b-₋sp4₋b-₋ss; v. 3: pi₋b-₋sp2₋b-₋ss ã₋b-₋sp4₋b-₋ssA-K₋b-₋sp12₋b-₋ss L₋b-₋sp4₋b-₋ss; v. 4: ã₋b-₋sp4₋b-₋ss A-L₋b-₋sp12₋b-₋ss (L12 blank).

Vignette on title pages.

Errata, v. 4, at end.

Includes index.

Backer-Sommervogel, t. 4, col. 1362;

Sabin 38597.