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Proof-Sheets Of A Bibliography Of The Languages Of The North American Indians
by Pilling, James Constantine
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- Hardcover
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Mansfield Centre, Conn.: Martino Publishing, 2005. Facsimile Reprint. Fine in tan cloth covered boards with brown text and borders on the spine. A thick octavo measuring 9" by 7" with what may be soot marks on the edges of the text block and with wrinkling of the last 130 +/- pages due to exposure to high humidity. Without a dust jacket as issued. 1135 pages including an index. This reference source lists 4303 titles. A facsimile reprint of the authors 1885 publication by the US Government Printing Office.
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- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB27396
- Title
- Proof-Sheets Of A Bibliography Of The Languages Of The North American Indians
- Author
- Pilling, James Constantine
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Facsimile Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Martino Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Mansfield Centre, Conn.
- Date Published
- 2005
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About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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