The Captivity and Sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert and his Family
by Severance, Frank H
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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St.George Brant, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
204 pages octavo, map, frontiespiece, half title, Photo of the Gilbert homestead, original publishers red cloth stamped in gilt, one of only 276 copies printed, this is library of congress copyright copy, One of the most important North American captivity stories. In 1780 were 15 persons taken in Pensylvania and carried by Iroqouis Indians led by Rowland and John Monteur to Canada.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mundus Novus Galleries (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 705519006
- Title
- The Captivity and Sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert and his Family
- Author
- Severance, Frank H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, Cloth Gilt
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- fifth edition, limited to 276 copies
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Burrows Brothers Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Date Published
- 1904
- Pages
- 204
- Size
- 6 x 8 inch
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mundus Novus Galleries
Biblio member since 2024
St.George Brant, Ontario
About Mundus Novus Galleries
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...