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THE WORKS OF FRANCIS PARKMAN. In Twelve Volumes
by Parkman, Francis
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1894. Twelve volumes, published 1893-1894. The Oregon Trail, 1 vol.; The Conspiracy of Pontiac, 2 vols.; FRANCE AND ENGLAND IN NORTH AMERICA; Pioneers of France in the New World, 1 vol.; The Jesuits in North America, 1 vol.; LaSalle and the Discovery of the Great West, 1 vol.; The Old Regime in Canada under the Regime of Louis XIV. 1 vol.; Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV, 1 vol.; A Half-Century of Conflict, 2 vols.; Montcalm and Wolfe, 2 vols. Uniformly bound in half brown crushed morocco over marbled boards, ornately decorated gilt backs, marbled end papers, tops gilt. Near Fine, small rubs at some corners, a quite handsome set, uncommon in current commerce in fine bindings. . First Edition Thus. Half Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009519
- Title
- THE WORKS OF FRANCIS PARKMAN. In Twelve Volumes
- Author
- Parkman, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- U.S. History; Fine Bindings; Nineteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Marbled boards
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- New
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- Fine
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