NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE SOURCE OF ST. PETER'S RIVER, LAKE WINNEPEEK, LAKE OF THE WOODS, &c.
by Keating, William H., A.M. &c
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Minneapolis: Ross & Haines, Inc., 1959. Performed in the year 1823, by order of the Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Stephen H. Long, U.S.T.E. Compiled from the notes of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, & Calhoun. Facsimilie reprint of the report in One Volume. Volume I: 458 pages. Volume II: 248 pages. Appendix with Vocabulary of Indian Languages. Red cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Light rubbing to corners, edges, and spine ends. Some small stains to page edges. Interior is tight and clean. Book in VG+ condition.. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Expedition.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006107
- Title
- NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE SOURCE OF ST. PETER'S RIVER, LAKE WINNEPEEK, LAKE OF THE WOODS, &c.
- Author
- Keating, William H., A.M. &c
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Ross & Haines, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Minneapolis
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Expedition, Minnesota, American History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Expedition; American History; Native Americans;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4"
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About the Seller
Bee Creek Books
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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