The Fort Dearborn Massacre Written in 1814 by Lieutenant Linai T. Helm One of the Survivors with Letters and Narratives of Contemporary Interest (Edward N. Wentworth's copy)
by Helm, Lt. Linai T. ed. by Nelly Kinzie Gordon
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Chicago, New York: Rand McNally, 1912. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. First printing. 137 pp., frontis with tissue guard, three plates in text with tissue guard, octavo, green cloth, black titles. Nearly a Fine copy with no owner's marks, no fading or soiling to cloth, almost no wear. A lovely bookplate, circa 1930, from prominent mid-western cattleman and author Edward N. Wentworth, showing him on his favorite horse Matador. Also, an image of a racing car below. A very attractive copy with an interesting association.
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- Bookseller
- Inno Dubelaar Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 785742
- Title
- The Fort Dearborn Massacre Written in 1814 by Lieutenant Linai T. Helm One of the Survivors with Letters and Narratives of Contemporary Interest (Edward N. Wentworth's copy)
- Author
- Helm, Lt. Linai T. ed. by Nelly Kinzie Gordon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Rand McNally
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, New York
- Date Published
- 1912
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native; Americana;
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Inno Dubelaar Books
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