Tah-gah-jute [plus 1861 handwritten personal letter by author]; Or, Logan and Cresap, an historical essay
by MAYER, Brantz
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Albany, NY: Joel Nunsell, 1867. 2nd edition. Boards. Fair. 8vo. Contemporary boards. Hand-pressed paper. Deckle edge. Printer's device on title. 204 pp. plus errata leaf.
Front board detached. Rear board split but attached. Interior is excellent. Tight and clean. Pasted inside the front boards is an envelope containing a 4-page manuscript letter from the author dated November 12, 1861. The letter is cleanly torn in 3 sections on the folds and is still easily readable.
This is a scarce book by historian Mayer regarding controversial (alledged) murderer Michael Cresap, who was famously accused by President Thomas Jefferson of slaughtering an indigenous family. Additionally, a handwritten letter by Mr. Mayer is included with the sale. (Howes M451).
Front board detached. Rear board split but attached. Interior is excellent. Tight and clean. Pasted inside the front boards is an envelope containing a 4-page manuscript letter from the author dated November 12, 1861. The letter is cleanly torn in 3 sections on the folds and is still easily readable.
This is a scarce book by historian Mayer regarding controversial (alledged) murderer Michael Cresap, who was famously accused by President Thomas Jefferson of slaughtering an indigenous family. Additionally, a handwritten letter by Mr. Mayer is included with the sale. (Howes M451).
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- Bookseller
- Uncharted Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1780
- Title
- Tah-gah-jute [plus 1861 handwritten personal letter by author]; Or, Logan and Cresap, an historical essay
- Author
- MAYER, Brantz
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Joel Nunsell
- Place of Publication
- Albany, NY
- Date Published
- 1867
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Deckle edge
- Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.