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Quebec. A. Cote. 1858. Hardcover. thick sm4to, 24.3cm, volume one, rebound in full green linen, gilt spine titles, complete with haf title. (Qc) cf: T.P.L. 71. Gagnon 1-2971. Field 1277. A reprint of all of the Jesuit Relations, including those of 1611 and 1626, as well as the annual relations published by Cramoisy between 1632 and 1672. The Jesuit Relations are the single most important source of information about the Indians of North America in the 17th Century. In many cases they are the only source. The originals are so rare that even with unlimited resources it would be unlikely to build a complete set. This is the first collected edition of these invaluable works, and was commissioned by the Dominion Government after the set in the Quebec Legislative Library was destroyed by the great fire in 1854. Gagnon reports that 1300 sets were ordered printed.