Etudes Philologiques Sur Quelques Langues Sauvages de L'Amerique
by Par N. O., [Jean-Andre Cuoq]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Montreal: Dawson Brothers, 1866. HB. Three-quarter red leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering with five raised bands on spine, 8vo, 160 pp., marbled endpapers, TEG. Cuoq (1821-1898) was a Catholic missionary at Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes where he studied the Algonquin and Iroquois languages. This is his classic work which includes commentaries on the works of Schoolcraft and Duponceau. The "Par N. O." on the title page is in reference to his Indian name. Several lines of annotations on ffep, no other marks in book, binding tight. Ffep partially detached but holding. Small historical society label bottom of front paste-down. Covers show some scuffing and edge wear, small sticker bottom of spine. Book condition VG. Text in French.
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- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- DQ5504
- Title
- Etudes Philologiques Sur Quelques Langues Sauvages de L'Amerique
- Author
- Par N. O., [Jean-Andre Cuoq]
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dawson Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 1866
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native American;
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Marbled boards
- ...
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