New York and London: Harper and Brothers. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, 2 inch tear at right side of spine, . owner stamp (Moses J. S. Abeles) on front pastedown, rear hinge cracked, . tear to frontispiece tissue guard.. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. iv, 218pp, index. Green cloth with printed paper spine label. Illustrations. The author provides an opinionated look at the history of the colony of New Amsterdam, whose Dutch settlers were "a rough lot" who "cheated the savages whom they found in residence, and most cruelly oppressed them", when they weren't cheating each other "as is shown by the verbose records of their little courts." BAL 10859. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

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Bookseller: Old Saratoga Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 37781
Title: The Dutch Founding of New York
Author: Janvier, Thomas A
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, 2 inch tear at right side of spine, owner stamp (Moses J. S. Abeles) on front pastedown,
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Harper and Brothers
Place of Publication: New York and London
Date Published: 1903
Keywords: Colonial New York, Dutch New York
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Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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