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I Am a Man -- The Indian Black Hawk

I Am a Man -- The Indian Black Hawk

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I Am a Man -- The Indian Black Hawk

by COLE, Cyrenus

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Iowa City: The State Historical Society of Iowa, 1938. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth with gilt decorations and lettering. 312pp. Frontispiece with captioned tissue guard. Near fine. Spine ever-so-faintly sunned. First edition, a tight and quite handsome copy of this desireable title with lovely bright gilt. Interestingly, front flyleaf bears an archival, decorative-edged bookplate boldly signed and inscribed in black ballpoint by Ellen M. Whitney, compiler of the massive 4-volume "The Black Hawk War, 1831-1832," an authoritative compilation and bibliography published by the Illinois State Historical Society between 1970 and 1978.

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Bookseller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
42914
Title
I Am a Man -- The Indian Black Hawk
Author
COLE, Cyrenus
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
The State Historical Society of Iowa
Place of Publication
Iowa City
Date Published
1938
Bookseller catalogs
Books; Illinois & Midwest; Native American;

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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...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Inscribed
When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Bookplate
Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Sunned
Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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....

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