THE SOUTHEAST IN EARLY MAPS WITH AN ANNOTATED CHECK LIST OF PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT REGIONAL AND LOCAL MAPS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH AMERICA DURING THE COLONIAL PERIO
by Cumming, William P
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Princeto, 1958. 284pp. Quarto. Original cloth, spine gilt. Very light wear to corners and spine ends. Spine of dust jacket somewhat faded. Very good. First edition of a useful reference guide. Profusely illustrated with maps
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM53376
- Title
- THE SOUTHEAST IN EARLY MAPS WITH AN ANNOTATED CHECK LIST OF PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT REGIONAL AND LOCAL MAPS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH AMERICA DURING THE COLONIAL PERIO
- Author
- Cumming, William P
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Princeto
- Date Published
- 1958
Terms of Sale
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William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
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.
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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