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Stories from Indian Wigwams and Northern Camp-Fires
by Egerton Ryerson Young
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Charles H. Kelly, 1897 . Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 6". Not Stated. The ninth thousand of this illustrated collection of tales about Native American life. The ninth thousand of this work by Methodist missionary, lecturer, and author Egerton Ryerson Young.Illustrated with an illustrated title page and frontispiece and thirty-three plates, alongside a number of vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Consisting of a collection of short stories and tales about life amongst the Native Americans.With an advertisement leaf to the rear.Ownership stamp to head of half title. Prize bookplate to front pastedown. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Light fading to spine, with bumping to back strip head and tail. Front hinge lightly strained but firmly held. Prize bookplate to front pastedown, with prior owner's stamp to head of half title. Internally, binding strained throughout. Pages bright, and generally clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 879F50
- Title
- Stories from Indian Wigwams and Northern Camp-Fires
- Author
- Egerton Ryerson Young
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles H. Kelly
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 8" by 6"
- Keywords
- american history native americans methodism wigwam native americans
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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