A very finely preserved example of Reid's classic, illustrated guide to the "singular" races of people sprinkled throughout the world. Reid was a ship's captain and provided first-hand, if slightly fantastical, accounts of peoples all over the world.

Includes the Amazonian Indians, The Water-Dwellers of Maracaibo, Esquimaux, the Mundrudus Beheaders, Centaurs of Gran Chaco, etc., etc., 

Reid, Captain Mayne. Odd People, Being a Popular Description of Singular Races of Man. With Illustrations. Boston. James R. Osgood. 1871. 

Very good in a charming American decorative binding showing Esquimaux sleigh drivers with reindeer, etc., Very minor rubbing, minor loss to brown pastedown paper form label removal. Slightest of ripple to text block. Crisp and clean. An exceptional copy.