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Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of North America
by RICHTER, Daniel K
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0674006380
- ISBN 13
- 9780674006386
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0674006380 . A first edition of Daniel K. Richter's history of the United States from the perspective of the aboriginal Indian people who resided there when Europeans started arriving. With illustrations scattered throughout the text and four maps. With extensive endnotes and index. --- In yellow paper-covered boards backed in black cloth with spine titling in gilt. Volume wrapped in jacket with Robert Weir's painting "The Landing of Henry Hudson" to front panel. --- With prior owner's signature to front free endpaper, and perhaps as many as 5 leaves with pencilings, otherwise a tightly-bound, sound copy. Unpriced jacket has been exposed to sunlight, causing purplish discoloration, else without significant damages and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector (which has slight rubbing).; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; x, (2), 317 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87146
- Title
- Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of North America
- Author
- RICHTER, Daniel K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0674006380
- ISBN 13
- 9780674006386
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- 0674006380
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>American History & Politics;
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- Gilt
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