The Merchant of Manchac: The Letterbooks of John Fitzpatrick, 1768-1790 Tapa blanda - 1978

Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana State University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0807102687 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 451 pages .

Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1978. Hardcover. Very good+/Good+. Blue cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, not illustrated. Book has hint of shelfwear to edges of boards, binding tight, text clean and unmarked, with some soil to top edge of block. DJ has some insect damage to flap hinges, toning to spine and edges of panels.

Published for the Baton Rouge Bicentennial Corp. by the Louisiana State University Press. Collectible - Very Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Very Good. Good dust jacket. (Louisiana, pioneers, merchants, biographies) [ISBN 0807102687]

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1978. (1978), 451pp, map, blue cloth, slight sheflwear to cover, sizable (2"x3") piece of dj missing at top of spine, slight soiling & edgewear to dj, old price sticker to front dj flap, contents clean.. Cloth. Very Good -/Good +.

UsedVeryGood. Binding is tight, text block is sturdy and clean, boards straight, no highlights or underlining. Dust wrapper shows some minor chipping/rubbing to edges. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. US veteran operated.

Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0807102687 . Fitzpatrick was one of the ambitious British merchants who swarmed into the lower Mississippi River Valley during the second half of the 18th century to make their fortunes on the frontier. His letter to customer s and friends describe the free wheeling river trade in which he participated. 451 pages. 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. Dust jacket has 1 inch closed tear on back top repaired by archival tape and other minor wear at top edge. Book has 1/8 in red dot on front free end page. Dust jacket is Very Good Plus. Book is Near Fine. Vg+/Nf. .

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1978. Edited with an introduction by Margaret Fisher Dalrymple. xii, 451p., quarto format, dj.

Baton Rouge: Lousiana State U.. Hardcover. 1978. 1st Edition. 8vo 451pp . Fine in Very Good DJ. Edited with an introduction by Margaret Fisher Dalrymple Fitzpatrick was one of the ambitious British merchants who swarmed into the lower Mississippi River Valley during the second half of the 18th century to make their fortunes on the frontier. He set up business in New Orleans and later, when exiled from Louisiana, settled at Manchac, a small British settlement on the east side of the Mississippi River just above the boudary of the Spanish Colony, and established himself there as a trader and planter .

Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, 1978. [1978] FIRST EDITION. Hardcover and dustjacket. Blue binding, gilt lettering and design, Glossary, Index, 450 pages. Condition of hardcover: Fine. Text is clean and clear. Book kept in temperature-controlled room. Free of the smell of cigarette or cigar smoke. Dustjacket: Minor shelfwear; age toning, old moisture marks and soiling, and in Good condition. An uncommon book, very collectible. This is remarkable, historical work about John Fitzpatrick, one of the ambitious British merchants who settled in the lower Mississippi River Vally during the second half of the eighteenth century to make their fortunes on the frontier. Here is a rare source of firsthand information about the development of colonial Louisiana and the period of British ascendance on the Gulf Coast. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll… Leer más

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.