Royal Fort Frontenac
by Preston, Richard A. (edited by Lamontagne, Dr. Leopold)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Champlain Society, 1958. Hardcover. very good. First edition limited to 600 copies. xxx, 503 pp. Octavo in original red cloth with gilt lettered and crested spine, colour frontispiece (portrait), and b&w plates. Copy #260. Fort Frontenac was the first military establishment in Ontario. This volume assembles all available documents including explorers, missionaries, governors, and engineers writings about the Fort. Texts selected and translated from the French by Dr. Richard A. Preston. 1958
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 107708
- Title
- Royal Fort Frontenac
- Author
- Preston, Richard A. (edited by Lamontagne, Dr. Leopold)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Champlain Society
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- Kingston, Ontario|Fort|Governor|War
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