Alexander Henry's Travels and Adventures in the Years 1760-1776
by Henry, Alexander; edited by Milo Milton Quaife
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 1921. Nineteenth of the Lakeside Classics series, reprinting Henry's 1809 account of his years in the fur trade in Michigan and Canada after the French cession of their territory there. Small hardcover as pictured, full dark green cloth, gilt titling, top edge gilt. Shows light edgewear, minor nicks & scuffs. Text clean; xxiv, 340 pages, index, frontispiece portrait and folding map.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4½" by 7".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- x1176
- Title
- Alexander Henry's Travels and Adventures in the Years 1760-1776
- Author
- Henry, Alexander; edited by Milo Milton Quaife
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1921
- Size
- 4½" by 7"
- Keywords
- Michigan, Mackinac, Fur Trade, Indians, Native Americans, Lake Superior, Great Lakes, Canada
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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