Documentary History of the Cession of Louisiana to the United States till it Became an American Province
by Blanchard, Rufus
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- g
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: R. Blanchard, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. g. 8vo. 68 pp. + index. Half morocco over marbled boards. Front board detached. Some wearing to edges. 2" of spine missing. Frontis. Gilt edges. Illustrated with 9 b/w annotated images and a fold out map at rear illustrating "The Territorial Growth Of The United States", including Texas annexation of 1845, the Russian cession of Alaska of 1867, The Philippine Islands, the Spanish territories, the Mexican cession of Arizona, New Mexico and California and the French cession of Louisiana by purchase in 1803. The binding is in fair condition but the book and the map are in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10385
- Title
- Documentary History of the Cession of Louisiana to the United States till it Became an American Province
- Author
- Blanchard, Rufus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- R. Blanchard
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- Louisiana Purchase, Napoleon, American History, US History, American Territories, Jefferson, French Territories, Mexico, Texas, William Clark, James Monroe
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- G
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- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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