THE RED RIVER SETTLEMENT; ITS RISE, PROGRESS AND PRESENT STATE. WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE NATIVE RACES AND ITS GENERAL HISTORY, TO THE PRESENT DA
by Ross, Alexande
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- Hardcover
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London, 1856. [16],416pp. Frontispiece. Original maroon cloth, rebacked with original spine laid down (worn). Internally clean. Good. One of the classic works on the Red River colony, and like the author's other works, an essential book on the development of the fur trade. SABIN 73228. GRAFF 3579. FIELD 1327. TPL 3304. WAGNER-CAMP 279d. REESE, BEST OF THE WEST 137 (note).
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- THE RED RIVER SETTLEMENT; ITS RISE, PROGRESS AND PRESENT STATE. WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE NATIVE RACES AND ITS GENERAL HISTORY, TO THE PRESENT DA
- Author
- Ross, Alexande
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
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William Reese Company
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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.
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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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- Rebacked
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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