The Dutch and Quaker Colonies in America
by Fiske, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1899. Hard cover set, complete in 2 volumes. Published Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, (1899). 8vo., 5 1/4" x 8" red cloth with gilt lettering and top edge gilt. Vol1 frontis map+xvi+294, Vol2 xvi+400+2pages ads. Slight sun fade to the spines, some pages unopened, minor sweat to the lower board, mild foxing to the endpapers, else a very good set. Clean, bright, binding tight.. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
Synopsis
This is Volume 1 (I haven't seen Volume 2 online yet). Fiske tells a delightful and informative series of stories and provides authoritative historical framework, for the development of New York. Volume 1 deals almost entirely with Dutch lore. Highly recommended for anyone with interest in New York.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002109
- Title
- The Dutch and Quaker Colonies in America
- Author
- Fiske, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Bookseller catalogs
- New York; American History & Americana;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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Returnable within 10 days.
About the Seller
The Wild Muse
Biblio member since 2005
Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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- Unopened
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- Gilt
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