Ojibwa Dictionary (2 results)
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Published by International Colportage Mission, Toronto, Ontario & Rochester, N.Y. 1907
- Hardcover
Seller: Dale Cournoyer Books, Victoria, BC, CanadaDale Cournoyer Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
US$ 225.00
US$ 26.00 shippingShips from Canada to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Later Printing. (from the preface) This two part dictionary was "prepared by the International Colportage Mission for the benefit of the Ojibway Indians, designed to assist them in acquiring a better understanding of the English language and the Holy Scriptures". Compiled and abridged from larger… editions by English and French authors. Both volumes in 16mo size. Part I. English and Ojibway. 1903. Stated '6th edition in various forms', in the preface. 115 pgs. printed in double columns. Original soft cover wraps, including covers, bound as a hardcover volume in red cloth. A little old staple rust is evident in the gutters front and back. Part II. Ojibway and English. 1907. Stated '7th edition in various forms', in the preface.177 pgs. printed in double columns. Original soft cover wraps, including covers, also rebound as a hardcover volume in brown cloth with similar marks where the old staples were removed. Both volumes tightly bound with matching endpapers. Other photos available if requested. Inquiries welcome.
More imagesPublished by Toronto, Ontario & Rochester, N.Y.: International Colportage Mission, 1912/1907. 1912
Seller: William Reese Company, New York, NY, U.S.A.William Reese Company
Contact seller5-star sellerSecond edition, second thousand of part one (English-Ojibwa), first edition of part two (Ojibwa-English). Abridged from larger dictionaries by British and French compilers, printed in two columns. The Colportage Mission published several tracts intended for the use of Ojibwa Indians, and a list of these works is printed on the r…ear wrappers. Not in Vancil, CORDELL COLLECTION. BANKS, p.139. 16mo. Original printed wrappers. Spine of first volume lightly worn at head and toe, spine of second volume worn away at head and toe. Front wrapper splitting at joint on second volume. Internally very clean. Overall very good.
