The Legends of the Iroquois: Told by the Cornplanter
by Canfield, William W
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, pages lightly toned.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: A. Wessels Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, pages lightly toned.. 1904. Later Printing. Hardcover. Red cloth binding. Color frontispiece of Iroquois man in ceremonial attire with peace pipe. A collection of 26 Iroquois tales collected and retold by the author based 18th century notes made by a Holland Land Company settler from conversations with Seneca Chief Gyantwahchi, known as The Cornplanter. One of the volumes in the Source Books of American History series. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 219 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50327
- Title
- The Legends of the Iroquois: Told by the Cornplanter
- Author
- Canfield, William W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, pages lightly toned.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- A. Wessels Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1904
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- IROQUOIS Folklore
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native Americans; Folklore and Mythology;
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
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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