Filson john (335 résultats)

paperback. Etat : Good.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke (1784). Book.

Trade paperback. Etat : Fine in very good dust jacket. ix, 118 p. maps, facsims. 19 cm. Includes: Maps, Facsimiles. Includes facsimile reproduction of t.p. of the original ed. published in 1784. "References": p. ix. clean, bright, and tight.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. 38pp, printed on one side only, illustrated with photographs including a portrait of Filson, two views of Filson's 1784 map (stage I, and stage VI), a view of the title-page of George Washington's copy of the Wilmington edition of Filson's History, 1784, with Washington's signature, the title-page of the book Admonitions from the Dead, in Epistles, to the Living, London, 1754, with Filson's signature, and two pages of reproductions of the watermarks used on the map paper, very clean and bright overall, but PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A PHOTOCOPY of the article from the Filson Club Quarterly, January, 1934, a very scarce issue of which we have handled but a single copy since we started selling books in 1985. Housed in plastic report cover.…

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Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. Life and Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon, the First White Settler of the State of Kentucky. Book.

Pamphlet. Etat : Very Good. Vol 76, No 14, pp. 3303-3308, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, else VG.

Etat : Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke. Book.

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Paperback. Etat : New.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucky: And an Essay Towards the Topography and Natural History of That Important Country: To Which. Book.

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Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke: And an Essay Towards the Topography, and Natural History of That Important Country. Book.

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Soft cover. Etat : New. 867 2011 J-F1005 (1784), 2004 John Filson's, "The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucky: And an Essay Towards the Topography, and Natural History of that Important Country: To Which is Added, an Appendix, Containing The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone, One of the first Settlers, comprehending every important Occurrence in the political History of that Province .", published in 1784, is the first descriptive account of Kentucky and the first narrative of Daniel Boone. The book was immensely popular and was translated into French and German numerous times, with a Paris edition appearing in 1785. Topics addressed include Kentucky's discovery and purchase, as well as boundaries, topography and terrain, climate, rivers, soil, inhabitants, rights of land, and trade. The 32-page Appendix, outlining the "Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon; containing a narrative of the Wars of Kentucke," is the first known narrative of Daniel Boone, and the portion of the book believed to be most responsible for drawing so much attention to the work. The Appendix also contains, "The Minutes of the Piankashaw council held in 1784;" "An Account of the Indian Nations inhabiting within the Limits of the Thirteen United States, their Manners and Customs, and Reflections on their Origin;" and "The Stages and Distances between Philadelphia and the Falls of the Ohio," as well as other geographical topics. Included is a drawing of Daniel Boone and a Map of Kentucky, which was drawn by Filson, and was the best, up to that time, for the topography of Kentucky country. Paperback, (1784), repr. 2011, Illus.,Map, Appendix, 124 pp.…

Soft cover. Etat : New. J-F1005 (1784), 2004 John Filson's, "The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucky: And an Essay Towards the Topography, and Natural History of that Important Country: To Which is Added, an Appendix, Containing The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone, One of the first Settlers, comprehending every important Occurrence in the political History of that Province .", published in 1784, is the first descriptive account of Kentucky and the first narrative of Daniel Boone. The book was immensely popular and was translated into French and German numerous times, with a Paris edition appearing in 1785. Topics addressed include Kentucky's discovery and purchase, as well as boundaries, topography and terrain, climate, rivers, soil, inhabitants, rights of land, and trade. The 32-page Appendix, outlining the "Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon; containing a narrative of the Wars of Kentucke," is the first known narrative of Daniel Boone, and the portion of the book believed to be most responsible for drawing so much attention to the work. The Appendix also contains, "The Minutes of the Piankashaw council held in 1784;" "An Account of the Indian Nations inhabiting within the Limits of the Thirteen United States, their Manners and Customs, and Reflections on their Origin;" and "The Stages and Distances between Philadelphia and the Falls of the Ohio," as well as other geographical topics. Included is a drawing of Daniel Boone and a Map of Kentucky, which was drawn by Filson, and was the best, up to that time, for the topography of Kentucky country. Paperback, (1784), repr. 2011, Illus.,Map, Appendix, 124 pp.…

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Full-Leather. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. Facsimile reprint of a book originally published in 1784. Bound in brown leather. A near fine copy with the previous owner's name and date written to the top of the front free endpaper. No dust jacket as issued. BR4.