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A Narrative of the Mission of the United Brethren Among the Delaware and Mohegan Indians From Its Commencement in the Year 1740 to the Close of the Year 1808 [The Heckewelder Narrative]
by John Heckewelder | William Elsey Connelley (Edited by)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1907. Hardcover. Limited Edition of 160 numbered copies of which this is No. 71. 10.25 x 13.25in. xi. 616pp. + 7 plates and 3 maps. Publisher's three quarter calf over cloth boards with stamped decortion. Spine with 6 raised bands and gilt titling. [HOWES H392]. VERY GOOD in Fair slipcase. The book itself shows the spine tanned, hinges with typical slight loss from opening, handsome former owner bookplate at each paste-down, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text and plates are clean and exceptionally unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. The slipcase shows loss from all extremities, but remains sound. As pictured.
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- Title
- A Narrative of the Mission of the United Brethren Among the Delaware and Mohegan Indians From Its Commencement in the Year 1740 to the Close of the Year 1808 [The Heckewelder Narrative]
- Author
- John Heckewelder | William Elsey Connelley (Edited by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Burrows Brothers Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Date Published
- 1907
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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