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Customs of the American Indians Compared with the Customs of Primitive Times (2 Volumes)
by Lafitau, Joseph Francois
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: The Champlain Society 1974,197, a numbered copy form a limited edition of 1750. (Hardcover) cxix,365,374pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Crested red cloth. Top edges gilt, illustrations, map, bibliography, indices. The volume numbers not matched, Vol.1 has a very small felt pen mark on the title page and Vol.2 has a bookplate on the front endpaper, the spines very lightly faded with a few small stains on the spine of Vol.2. (Native Americans, Indians of North America, Limited Editions).
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- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002735
- Title
- Customs of the American Indians Compared with the Customs of Primitive Times (2 Volumes)
- Author
- Lafitau, Joseph Francois
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Champlain Society
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Keywords
- Native Americans, Indians of North America, Limited Editions
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ethnic Studies;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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About the Seller
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
Biblio member since 2003
Winnipeg, Manitoba
About Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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- Bookplate
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- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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