The Annals of Iowa, Volume One, 1863, with a Historical Introduction by William J. Peterson
by Peterson, William J
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
Iowa City: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1964. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket (spots on front). The jacket is NOT price clipped ($5.00). No chips. No creases. A clean, square, tight copy. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. This is a facsimile of the first four issues of the Iowa State Historical Society Quarterly, a periodical first published in 1863. Printed wrappers on pale green paper are bound-in for each issue. Illustrated with full-page portraits of Willard Barrows, George L. Davenport, and Antoine Le Claire. Includes an account of a Winnebago chief's scalping knife, much on Keokuk, the Sac and Fox Indian tribes, etc. Bound in the original red cloth, lettered in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. From the Dust Jacket: "This offset reprint of volume one of the Annals of Iowa (first series) commemorates the centennial of the printing of the State Historical Society of Iowa first historical quarterly at Iowa City in January, 1863.". Reprint of the 1863 original. Hardcover. Fine condition/VG jacket (spots on front). 8vo. xvi, 192pp. + 16 page index. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Title
- The Annals of Iowa, Volume One, 1863, with a Historical Introduction by William J. Peterson
- Author
- Peterson, William J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- VG jacket (spots on front)
- Edition
- Reprint of the 1863 original
- Publisher
- State Historical Society of Iowa
- Place of Publication
- Iowa City
- Date Published
- 1964
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indians / Native Americans;
- Size
- 8vo. xvi, 192pp. + 16 page index
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- Facsimile
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- Reprint
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- Crisp
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- Fine
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