Offered in this lot is this First Edition of "The Indian Tribes Of North America" by J. R. Swanton, 1952, publisher United States Government Printing Office. This book is widely considered the definitive one-volume reference guide to the Indigenous peoples of the continent. Originally published in 1952 as Bulletin 145 of the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of American Ethnology, it provides a comprehensive digest of tribal names, locations, and history. The book includes nations, confederations, tribes, subtribes, clans, and bands across the United States, Canada, Greenland, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. For each group, Swanton provides the origin of the tribal name, linguistic connections, a brief history, population statistics at various periods, and geographical distribution. The book features fivemaps including four large fold-out maps depicting tribal locations across North America, typically using the year 1650 as a baseline for general locations. John Reed Swanton (1873-1958) was an American anthropologist, folklorist, and linguist who worked with Native American peoples throughout the United States. Swanton achieved recognition in the fields of ethnology and ethnohistory. The green cloth bound gold gilt stamped illustrated hardcover in good overall condition, slight scuffing exhibited to edges, gold gilt titling is bright. Intact pages exhibit age tanning, prior owner name stamped on bottom and fore edges. Measures 6"W x 9.25"L x 1.5"D, weight is 2lb, 2oz.