A TALE OF THE HUGUENOTS, OR MEMOIRS OF A FRENCH REFUGEE FAMILY. TRANSLATED AND COMPILED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS OF JAMES FONTAINE, BY ONE OF HIS DESCENDANTS
by [Fontaine, James
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New York, 1838. 266pp. plus advertisements. Original cloth. Spine sunned, some edge wear, some scattered foxing, else very good. Includes an account of a trip through Virginia and New York in 1715-16. Edited by F.L. Hawks. The text was included as part of the author's MEMOIRS OF A HUGUENOT FAMILY..., first published in New York in 1853. HOWES F232. CLARK I:80 (note)
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- A TALE OF THE HUGUENOTS, OR MEMOIRS OF A FRENCH REFUGEE FAMILY. TRANSLATED AND COMPILED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS OF JAMES FONTAINE, BY ONE OF HIS DESCENDANTS
- Author
- [Fontaine, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1838
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Cloth
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....