The Ancestry, Life and Times of Hon. Henry Hastings Sibley
by West, Nathaniel
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About This Item
Saint Paul, Minn: Pioneer Press Publishing, 1889. First Edition. Octavo. Portrait frontispiece, 596pp. (1)pp. errata. Sibley was the first governor of the state of Minnesota, an ex-member of U.S. Congress, member of the American geographical society; first delegate from the Territory,. Brevet Major General U.S.V., commander of the Loyal Legion of Minnesota; president of board of regents of the state university, of the state historical society, of the state normal school board, etc. He was appointed Justice of the Peace for both Mackinae, Michigan and Clayton, Ohio, foreman of the first grand jury impaneled west of the Mississippi, a commissioned colonel commanding the Indian expedition, he was commissioned to negotiate treaties with the Indians, also doctor of laws by the trustees of Princeton College, appropriations of Congress to the Territory of Minnesota. Bound in olive green cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, floral endpapers, light wear to corners. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022395
- Title
- The Ancestry, Life and Times of Hon. Henry Hastings Sibley
- Author
- West, Nathaniel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Pioneer Press Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Saint Paul, Minn
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- Minnesota Governor American Geographical Society
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War;
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....