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France And England In North America; A Series of Historical Narratives. In Three Volumes. Part 1: Pioneers of France In The New World. Part 2: The Jesuits In North America, Part 3: The Discovery of The Great West.
by PARKMAN, FRANCIS -
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- Hardcover
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Boston, Little Brown & Company, 1870-1 9th, 6th & 4th editions, respectively.. Complete in 3 volumes. Hardback, approx 8 x 6 inches. Halfbound brown morocco leather to spines and corners and marbled paper to boards. Gilt line edging to boards, with raised banding and gilt paneled decorations to spines with gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers, all page edges gilt. In very good condition. Extremities a little rubbed, corners and ends of spines, corners chipped. Bookplates to endpapers "Thomas Baron Brassey." and inscribed on prelims "Thomas Brassey, 1872." Some light foxing to frontis plate in vol.1. Some light foxing to maps and adjacent pages. A couple of minor handling marks else pages clean and tight. Else a very good set. Numerous maps, some photo. 427, 463 & 425pp. Illustrated with a B&W engraved frontis portrait in vol.1., and 3 B&W engraved map plates.
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- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Title
- France And England In North America; A Series of Historical Narratives. In Three Volumes. Part 1: Pioneers of France In The New World. Part 2: The Jesuits In North America, Part 3: The Discovery of The Great West.
- Author
- PARKMAN, FRANCIS -
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Boston, Little Brown & Company, 1870-1 9th, 6th & 4th editions, respectively.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- FOREIGN TRAVEL::USA foreign travel, usa, north america, francis parkman, france, england, buffalo, Three Volumes, leather, fine binding, engraved maps, 1870, Pioneers, France, Great West, New World, Jesuits,
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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Inscribed
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- Morocco
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- Gilt
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- Plate
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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