Ranald MacDonald The Narrative of His Life, 1824 - 1894
MacDONALD, Ranald; William S. Lewis; Naojiro Murakami
Published by Oregon Historical Society Press, Portland, 1990
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4to. Pp. 347, [3]. Frontis. author portrait daguerreotype. Illustrated with black & white photo reproductions, maps and document facsimiles. Facsimile reprint of the 1923 Eastern Washington Historical Society limited edition, with foreword by Donald J. Sterling and afterword by Jean Murray Cole. Appendices, bibliography, index. Dark gray cloth, titles stamped in red foil on the spine, light gray endpapers, Epson Portland / Friends of MacDonald presentation card mounted to the front pastedown, printed letter and Clatsop Historical Society brochure laid in. Leaves crisp and bright, binding tight. In the color illustrated laminated dust jacket, "Special Presentation Copy" printed on the front panel: crimson sun faded on the spine. A solid, presentable copy. The adventurous life of the son of a Hudson's Bay Company official and a Chinook princess who shipwrecked himself in Japan where he became the first native English speaker to teach the language. (See TWENEY 46, SMITH 6300.)Dust jacket now housed in a removable clear archival sleeve. Seller Inventory # 7013
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Title: Ranald MacDonald The Narrative of His Life, ...
Publisher: Oregon Historical Society Press, Portland
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition Thus.
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Ranald MacDonald : The Narrative of His Life, 1824-1894 (North Pacific Studies)
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Oregon Historical Society Press, Portland, OR, U.S.A., 1990
ISBN 10: 0875952291
ISBN 13: 9780875952291
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Ranald MacDonald. The Narrative Of His Life, 1824-1894.
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Oregon Historical Society Press 1990, 1990
ISBN 10: 0875952291
ISBN 13: 9780875952291
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Ranald MacDonald: The Narrative of His Life, 1824-1894
Published by
Oregon Historical Society Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0875952291
ISBN 13: 9780875952291
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. ISBN 0875952291. Hardback. Very Good to Near Fine condition book in a Very Good to Near Fine condition dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Seller Inventory # 157445
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Ranald Macdonald: The Narrative of his early life on the Columbia under the Hudson's Bay Company's regime; of his experiences in the Pacific Whale Fishery; and of his great Adventure to Japan; with a sketch of his later life on the Western Frontier 1824-1894
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[Portland, OR]: Oregon Historical Society Press, [1990], 1990
ISBN 10: 0875952291
ISBN 13: 9780875952291
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Done-up nicely by the publisher in light blue cloth with red spine lettering, quarto, pp. 347 plus colophon. Black and white frontis of MacDonald, and other illustrations. Glossary. In one of the cleverest publisher tricks we've seen, the title of this book in Japanese characters is debossed on the rear cover (traditional location of Japanese book title). Seller Inventory # 22258
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Ranald MacDonald; The Narrative of his early life on the Columbia under the Hudson's Bay Company's regime; of his experiences in the Pacific Whale Fishery; and of his great Adventure to Japan; with a sketch of his later life on the Western Frontier 1824-1894
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The Eastern Washington State Historical Society by The Inland-American Printing Company, Spokane, Washington, 1923
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 24.5 x 16 cm. Octavo. 333pg (3). Bound in burgundy boards. Limited to 1000 copies, this being copy number 194. A few pages show some discoloration from where newspaper clippings lay. Ex-library copy with a few stamps. Fading to spine. Corners are bumped. Binding is tight. Seller Inventory # 60464
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RANALD MacDONALD, The Narrative of His Early Life on the Columbia Under the Hudson's Bay Company's regime; of His Experiences in the Pacific Whale Fishery; and of His Great Adventure to Japan; with a Sketch of His Later Life on the Western Frontier 1824-1894 (Presentation from Editor)
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The Eastern Washington State Historical Society, Spokane, Washington, 1923
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, 333 pgs, top edge gilt, index, appendix, bibliography, frontis, maps, plans, and other illustrations. #54 of 1000 copies printed. PRESENTATION FROM EDITOR, WILLIAM L. LEWIS, ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER and with related additional material from previous owner. Original red cloth. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Very good, lightly rubbed on spine ends, edges and corners. Interior is clean. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Ranald MacDonald was born at Fort Astoria, in the Pacific Northwest. His father was Archibald McDonald, a Scottish Hudson's Bay Company fur trader, and his mother was a Chinook woman, and daughter of a Chief. Included in this narratives he describes being the first native English-speaker to teach the English language in Japan. Lewis and Murakami provide excellent editing and annotations using MacDonald's original manuscripts. Important material to the early history of the PNW. REFERENCES: Twenty 89 #46; Smith 6300. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 580270
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