The Goede Vrouw of Mana-ha-ta At Home and In Society 1609-1760
by Rensselaer, Mrs. John King van
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Original 1898 First Edition Very Good Decorative Hardcover 418 pp. Absolutely brilliant inside look at Dutch New Amsterdam by a American woman descended from the first settlers of New Netherlands. From Man-ha-ta, (Manhattan) to Esopus (Kingston) to Fort Orange (Albany) a living history of the culture from the River Indians to the food, the Dutch introduced Donuts and Salad! to Governor Cornbury who dressed in his wife's outfits and walked around New York. Woman's life in New York .Absolutely amazing. A lot of foxing on pages and spine darkening and contrasting fades from rubs. but no chips and still better than usually seen. Treasure chest like boards. Tight binding NOT a library copy and NO writing. See our Three Geese In Flight Scans
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- Bookseller
- Three Geese In Flight Celtic Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Goede Vrouw of Mana-ha-ta At Home and In Society 1609-1760
- Author
- Rensselaer, Mrs. John King van
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- manhattan new amsterdam dutch woman esopus albany dutch barns greenwich village lord cornbury van cortland new netherlands architecture new amsterdam dutch genealogy pieter stuyvesant esopus river indians dutch new york tulips
- Bookseller catalogs
- Woodland Native American/Southeastern Native American; North American Folklore and Supernatural; Iroquois Longhouse Mohawk / Oneida / Onondaga / Cayuga / Tuscarora / Seneca and Cherokee; Dutch and Colonial New York / New England / Virginia / French Quebec; American Revolution / French & Indian War;
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