MARY JEMISON, SENECA CAPTIVE
by Gardner, Jeanne LeMonnier
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
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About This Item
Harcourt, Brace & World, 1967. Blue hardcover binding clean square and tight - only mark is author's inscription on ffep. DJ has minor shelfwear - not price-clipped - $3.25 on flap. small chip top of spine. Originally published 1966, copyright page indicates 2nd printing 1967 - B.5.67. 128 pages. Telling of 15 year old girl captured by Indians from her Pennsylania home. From her capture in 1758 until her dath in 1833, Mary Jemison never returned to the white people. She grew accustomed to Indian ways, married and had children. She had a choice to return to the white world, but chose to remain wither her Seneca family and was a respected member of both communities. For ages 8-12.. Illus. by Parker, Robert. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author(s). Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Deja Vu Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013432
- Title
- MARY JEMISON, SENECA CAPTIVE
- Author
- Gardner, Jeanne LeMonnier
- Illustrator
- Parker, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens - Texts/Readers/Non-Fiction; Author/Illustrator Signed Books;
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- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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...
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.