Description: Incomplete as a set - Missing Vol. XVI: The Oregon Trail. Frontenac Edition. Francis Parkman's Works. Volumes I-XV. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1902. Uniform cloth binding with gilt top edges measuring 8.5 x 5.5", 8vos. Vols. I-II: Pioneers of France in the New World; Vols. III-IV: The Jesuits in North America; Vol. V: La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West; Vols. VI-VII: The Old Régime in Canada; Vol. VIII: Frontenac and New France Under Louis XIV; Vol. IX-X: A Half-Century of Conflict; Vols. XI-XIII: Montcalm and Wolfe; Vols. XIV-XV: The Conspiracy of Pontiac. In fair condition. All boards scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Heads and tails of spines bumped, hinges worn, but intact. Gilt lettering on spines generally dulled from shelf-wear, but still presentable. Top gilt edges dulled. Previous ownership signature on all front end-pages: Theodore W. Barry - October 1906. General toning throughout text-blocks. Some detached tissue guards; some instances of off-setting on tissue guards as well. Bindings intact; some hinges fragile. Please see photos. Francis Parkman Jr. (1823-1893) was an American historian, & author. He was a leading horticulturist, briefly a professor of horticulture at Harvard University and author of several books on the topic. He also wrote essays opposed to legal voting for women. Important North American travel notes. Includes maps, fold-outs, and plates. Lacking last volume (The Oregon Trail). FORN-MSB-0424-0698-HK1390
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Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Author: Francis Parkman
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Topic: Travel
Subject: History
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