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Alexander Henry's Travels and Adventures in the Years 1760-1776 by Milo M Quaife

$ 129.35

Availability: 83 in stock
  • Region: North America
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Publication Year: 1921
  • Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Collector's Edition, Illustrated
  • Place of Publication: R. R. Donnelley & Sons/Lakeside Press
  • Language: English
  • Author: Milo Milton Quaife
  • Year Printed: 1921
  • Weight: 1 lbs
  • Subject: History
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • IsTextBook: No
  • Publisher: The Lakeside Press / R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co
  • Condition: Condition is very fine. VERY little wear on this book. A very slight bit of fray at the top of the spine. The pages no rips, tears. All good. A finger print smudge on one page. My grandfather's signature on front and back inside covers, at a time when folks put their name into every single book they owned. Always well stored. Otherwise unmarked, tight, square, clean. It's extremely well preserved.
  • Topic: early American exploration
  • Product Group: Book

    Description

    Alexander Henry's Travels and Adventures in the Years 1760-1776 by Milo Milton Quaife
    with Frontispiece and Map
    Published 1921 Lakeside Classic Series/ R.R. Donnelly & Sons Company/ Lakeside Press, Chicago
    Part 1 is Adventures in Michigan 1760-64.  Part 2 is Lake Superior and the Canadian Northwest 1765-76.
    Alexander Henry is one of the giants of the 18th century fur trade in the Great Lakes area. His
    experiences
    at times
    harrowing,
    he recounts his life, providing description of First Nations life in the lands surrounding the Great Lakes and in the Canadian Northwest.
    Dark green cloth, hardcover, gilt lettering on spine, gilt border and publisher's medallion, gilt, on cover, gilt on top of book pages.   Engraved frontispiece portrait and fold-out map.  Otherwise unmarked outside of signatures, tight, square and clean, seemingly unread. B&W Illustrations.  7" tall. xxxii, 340 pp.