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Franklin Welles Calkins A Letter Signed
by Calkins, Franklin Welles
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
-
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
1925. letter. Near fine. A letter signed twice by Franklin Welles Calkins (1857-1928), 13 lines + signature on recto, and 7 lines + signature verso. Dated March 14, 1925. Creased where folded to fit in envelope, else fine. Calkins has written out an excerpt from the forward of his book The Wooing of Tokala, an Intimate Tale of the Wild Life of the American Indian Drawn from Camp and Trail, and on the other side apologizes for the delayed response as he was recovering from an illness. Calkins was an American adventurer and folklore writer. He spent his early years among the Black Hills of the Dakotas and learned to speak several Indian languages fluently. He wrote Indian and frontier stores Golden Days, Youth's Companion, and other magazines, as well as several adventure novels.
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Details
- Seller
- Old New York Book Shop
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 50313
- Title
- Franklin Welles Calkins A Letter Signed
- Author
- Calkins, Franklin Welles
- Format/Binding
- Letter
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- native americans, western americana, mythology and folklore
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native American History;
Terms of Sale
Old New York Book Shop
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About the Seller
Old New York Book Shop
Biblio member since 2017
Atlanta, Georgia
About Old New York Book Shop
The Old New York Book Shop was founded in 1971. I was located at 1069 Juniper St in Atlanta for more than 25 years. After the advent of the internet I moved to my home. I am a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America). All books are returnable for any reason within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. Books are described in adherence to the strict code of ethics and professionalism employed by the ABAA.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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