ROBERT CAVELIER: THE ROMANCE OF THE SIEUR DE LA SALLE AND HIS DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
by Orcutt, William Dana
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1904. A retelling of French explorer Robert de LaSalle's discovery of the Mississippi and naming of the Mississippi basin, and is the author's first book. 313 pp. First Edition. Illustrated by Charlotte Weber. Red cloth covers with gilt lettering and design on front and spine. Cover corners are bumped with boards exposed, edges rubbed, and spine edges show bookshelf wear. Front hinge broken. Interior is tight and clean. Overall book is in Good + condition.. First Edition. Cloth. Good +. Illus. by Charlotte Weber. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". Exploration.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005412
- Title
- ROBERT CAVELIER: THE ROMANCE OF THE SIEUR DE LA SALLE AND HIS DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
- Author
- Orcutt, William Dana
- Illustrator
- Charlotte Weber
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. C. McClurg & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2"
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- Edges
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Hinge
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