A Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language, Explained in English. Part I & Part II - a Married Set A New Edition by a Missionary of the Oblates

Baraga, R. R. Bishop [Frederick]

Published by Beauchemin & Valois [1878] 1880, Montreal, 1878

About this Item

301 pp and Viii, 422 pp. Small octavos. Part I is a UMI Book on Demand reprint from 1993, bound in grey buckram with white spine title. It measures 6.5" x 5". Part II is library bound in turquoise blue buckram with gilt title to the spine, measuring 7.5" x 5". Covers have minor shelf wear. Interior new endpapers. Part II from the half title to page 14 there is a small puncture mark in the paper in the margins not affecting text. There is also a small stain on the first few pages. Otherwise the text pages have a vertical crease, and the occasional small stain, but otherwise respectable and usable. Part I is clean and unmarked but please remember Part I is a photocopy. A married set, priced low to reflect condition but still a complete copy of this landmark dictionary. BIshop Baraga was renowned for his time among the Anishinaabe (Chippewa or Ojibwe) and he wrote numerous important works on their language. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 301 + 422 pages.

Seller Inventory # 12800

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language, Explained in English. Part I & Part II - a Married Set A New Edition by a Missionary of the Oblates
• Publisher: Beauchemin & Valois [1878] 1880, Montreal
• Publication Date: 1878
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana
  • Native Americans
  • Language - Indigenous New World
  • Canadiana