THE DIARIES OF DONALD MACDONAL
by MacDonald, Donal
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About This Item
Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1942. [2],147-379pp. with machine made laid paper leaves inserted every other leaf. Original blue cloth. Gilt stamped spine. Bookplate. Presentation copy of a review by Arthur E. Bestor, Jr. laid in. Very good or better. Volume fourteen, number two of the Indiana State Historical Society publications, this diary is the work of a thus-far relatively anonymous participant in the founding of New Harmony.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM27652
- Title
- THE DIARIES OF DONALD MACDONAL
- Author
- MacDonald, Donal
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Indiana Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1942
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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