The Tailor Who Altered History; Jeannot; Point Sable and Chicago 1778-80; the Mysterious Coat Button; the Black Root Documents of Point Sable and Chicago; Letters
by Passovoy, Lorraine
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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The Woodlands, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Chicago. Very Good. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. This listing is for a unique combination of typed letters, typescripts, and softcover books written by Lorraine Passovoy and from the collection of Dion A Stams. Dion A Stams was an African-American collector of books, ephemera, medals, paintings, currency, artifacts, etc - the vast majority of which had a connection to African-American history. Lorraine Passovoy was an African-American author and researcher in Chicago whose work specialized in Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, the African-American founder of Chicago. The items included are: 2 copies of Point Sable and Chicago 1778-80 by Lorraine Passovoy self-published; 2 copies of The Mysterious Coat Button by Passovoy published by the Peradam Publishing House; 1 copy of The Black Root Documents of Point Sable and Chicago by Passovoy and Julien self-published; a typescript of The Tailor Who Altered History by Passovoy never published; a typescript of Jeannot by Passovoy never published, 1 half-page typed and signed letter from Passovoy to Stams; 1 full page typed and signed letter from Passovoy to Stams; 1 full page typed signed letter from Stams to Passovoy; 1 two full page handwritten and signed letter from Stams to Passovoy. All items are dated. The published material all contain a stamp of Stams' bookplate. Condition ranges from VG to Near Fine. Ships same or next business day. .
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- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72073
- Title
- The Tailor Who Altered History; Jeannot; Point Sable and Chicago 1778-80; the Mysterious Coat Button; the Black Root Documents of Point Sable and Chicago; Letters
- Author
- Passovoy, Lorraine
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1984
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