Siege of Detroit in 1763: The Journal of Pontiac's Conspiracy and by QUAIFE, Milo M - 1958

Chicago, Ilinois: R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 1958. 1958 Lakeside Classic . Hardcover. Near Fine. 293 pages, including an index, plus a historical introduction by Dr. Quaife. Volume itself has blue cloth covers with sharp gilt lettering on the spine and a sharp Lakeside Press Emblem in gilt on the front cover. The top edge of the work is gilt and the outer and bottom edges are deckled. Inside the front cover is appears a piece of scotch tape or the equivalent of a shade over 1/2 of an inch in length was at some point removed. There is a tissue guarded frontispiece ahead of a reproduction of a portrait of Lieutenant John Rutherfurd. The tissue guard is fully intact with no tears. A slight touch of wear at the base of the spine, all in all, a quite nice copy of an increasing scarce work. Available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box.

Chicago: Lakeside Press 1958. (Hardcover) 293pp. Very good plus, no dust jacket. Navy cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and gilt cover device. Top edge gilt, frontispiece, map, illustrations, notes, index. "The Pontiac Journal is no literary masterpiece. On the contrary, its author violated almost every precept of literary composition. Despite this, however, he succeeded in creating an invaluable picture of an epochal conflict between the champions of primitive savagery and the upholders of civilized society" - from the Historical Introduction. Book about Pontiac, Pontiac Journal & Siege of Detroit. Time Period 18th Century. Publisher series: Lakeside Classics. Locale: Michigan. (History--United States, Colonization, History--United States, Journals, Settlement--United States).