The History of Minnesota; From The Earliest French Explorations To The Present Time [SIGNED]

Published by J. B. Lippincott & Co, Philadelphia, 1858

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Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB)

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Small Quarto. xlvii, 49-628 [4]pp., 2 maps, one folding. Original pebbled light brown cloth with debossed decorative ornamentation on covers, gilt lettering and debossed ruling on spine. Tan endpapers. Signed by author on dedication page. In-depth account of history and present of Minnesota, illustrated with two maps, one endpiece engraving and several charts. Contains four pages of publisher's advertisements at rear. "The design of this History, is first, to show where Minnesota is, its characteristics and adaptations for a dense and robust population, and then consider the past and present dwellers on the soil. In addition to the knowledge from a residence of many years, during the hours not occupied by professional duties, the works of Charlevoix, La Harpe, Hennepin, the Jesuit Relations, French Official Documents, and the atlases of De l'Isle, Robert, Buache, Vaugondy, Moll, and others, besides separate charts, have been examined." (Preface). Some sunning of covers, some light wear along edges and partially sunned. Library plate on inside front cover. Inked name of previous owner on front free endpaper. Blind-stamps on title page and last page. Library stamp on verso of title page, and library pocket with card on inside back cover.…

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Title
The History of Minnesota; From The Earliest French Explorations To The Present Time [SIGNED]
Author
Neill, Edward Duffield
Publisher
J. B. Lippincott & Co, Philadelphia
Publication year
1858
Condition
Good to very good condition
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First edition Ex-Library.
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ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB)

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Since 1985 we offer individual books for sale from our inventory of 150,000 rare, out-of-print and antiquarian volumes on many topics, with an emphasis on Judaica, Hebraica, Bibles and rabbinics, the fine and decorative arts, architecture, photography, textile and wallpaper sample books, Bauhaus and the avant garde, expressionist dance, Olympic Games and sport, the ancient near-east and archeology, erotica, illustrated and foreign-language books, especially German, Yiddish, Polish and Hebrew, as well as books from the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich, plus Russian constructivist materials. We create book collections, both large and small, for individuals, decorators, archives and libraries¿currently available: a 10,000-volume research collection on Judaica in the German language. In addition, we maintain a beguiling selection of original works of art and photography. Eric Chaim Kline provides appraisal services for estate, insurance and tax purposes, often helping to match book donors with libraries and museums. We purchase books of merit and entire collections; we also take books on consignment with favorable terms. We are a rental source for movie and tv production, occasionally providing the prop on which the plot turns. Traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe, Eric Chaim Kline has been buying and selling old and rare books since the 1980¿s, when in graduate school at Brandeis University. Proprietor of bookshops in several Los Angeles locations since 1985, he hosts visitors by appointment in our lively bookstore and ships books to collectors, libraries and museums worldwide. Kline occasionally lectures on topics in book collecting and Jewish studies. He sponsors the annual Bibliography Award granted by the Association of Jewish Libraries and serves on the national board of the Antiquarian Booksellers¿ Association of America. We welcome your inquiries.…

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