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Ten Years in Oregon; Late of the Oregon Mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church
by Lee, Daniel and Joseph H. Frost
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: For the Authors [J. Collord, Printer], 1844. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good. 12mo. [7.25x4.75in]; [3], 4-344 pp., Illustration of Albatross on title page, fold out map of A Sketch of the Columbia River, and adjacent Country, in text illustration of Chenook Canoe, appendix "A Specimen of Indian Dialects" of several Oregon tribes; Rebacked with new spine, later mottle tree calf covers and red morocco spine label, gilt lettering on spine label with gilt rules, gilt borders on front and back, appears to be original end papers, all edges trimmed with speckled brown ink; Some shelf wear to cover edges and corners with minor rubbing and scrapes to covers, corners worn and bumped, some uniform age toning to text with foxing spots, binding glue offset shadows to end papers, Green Dragon Bindery, Shrewsbury, MA stamp on rear end paper.[Howes L197, Wagner-Camp 111, Wheat Trans-Miss 484, Smith 5800]. An early account of the history of Oregon and establishing Methodist Episcopal missions in the Willamette Valley. Also contains a description by Lee, who accompanied Nathaniel Wyeth's 1834 expedition to Oregon to establish trade in the Columbia basin and assisted the first group of Methodist missionaries.
Wheat notes, 'This is a crude map, emphasizing the "Walamet " Mission, with the Oregon Institute, the Mission Sawmill and the Manual Labor School on the Willamette, and the Dalls (sic) Mission and Indians on the Columbia.
Wheat notes, 'This is a crude map, emphasizing the "Walamet " Mission, with the Oregon Institute, the Mission Sawmill and the Manual Labor School on the Willamette, and the Dalls (sic) Mission and Indians on the Columbia.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14247
- Title
- Ten Years in Oregon; Late of the Oregon Mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church
- Author
- Lee, Daniel and Joseph H. Frost
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st Printing
- Publisher
- For the Authors [J. Collord, Printer]
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1844
- Keywords
- GETMAN524
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David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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Sebastopol, California
About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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