Weeks alvin g (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. xi 270pp hardback, orange cloth gilt illustrated including frontispiece portrait, facsimile signature of the author etc to front end-paper with uncompleted printed presentation inscription.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 270pp. Red cloth gilt. Light wear, two tiny chips on the half-title and frontispiece very lightly foxed, near fine. The presentation leaf is not filled in.

Hardcover. Small 8vo. Terra cotta cloth with gilt lettering and blind-embossed profile portrait. xi, 270pp. Frontispiece, single full-page plate. Very good. Mild binding edgewear and homely discoloration along top edge of front board, else internally tight and nice; faint floral mustiness. Attractive first edition of this account of the Wampanoag chief (1580-1661) who interacted with the English settlers of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. Printed "This volume is presented to" statement from the Massasoit Memorial Association preceding half-title page bears PRINTED signatures of Weeks and one other and gives thanks for "a contribution to the fund for an erection at Plymouth, Massachusetts, of a memorial to Massasoit.". …

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 288 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Dust Jacket. 1919 Hardcover Fine/No Dust Jacket Fall River, MA, 1919, 1st edition, self-published and privately printed, The Plimpton Press, Norwood, MA, fine condition in decorative cloth; Native American History.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No dust jacket. xi, [5],270 pages. Frontis illustration. Cover has some wear and soiling. Massasoit, Chief of the Wampanoag tribe from 1620 to 1661, was one of the most powerful native rulers of New England. He was instrumental in the survival of the early settlers at Plymouth. His faithful adherence to a treaty he agreed to with the pilgrims in 1621 allowed the two groups to enjoy a peaceful coexistence. History will show that these acts of kindness, however, are the beginning of the end of the Indian culture. Alvin Weeks, past Great Sachem of the Improved Order of Red Men of Massachusetts. Reprint. Appears to have been completed in 1919.…

8vo, pp. [8], vii-xi, [5], 270; tipped in at the front is a presentation leaf (dated 1919) from the Massasoit Memorial Association; original embossed red cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; near fine. Massasoit (ca. 1581-1661) was the head of the Wampanoag confederacy who formed an alliance with the Plymouth colonists to help ward off attacks from the Narragansetts who controlled the lands to the west of Narraganset Bay. Massasoit himself lived in the east bay, near Warren, R.I. It is said that through Massasoit's assistance, the colonists avoided starvation during their early years.…