Rare Books Unfortified Boundary A Diary of the First Survey of the Canadian Boundary Line St Regis to Lake of Woods Major Joseph Delafield

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This is a very good hardcover, no dust jacket. 1943 privately printed Limited Edition 100 copies, this is number 972. PLEASE READ CONDITION OF THIS VINTAGE AND RARE COPY.
This copy is very good inside and out. The pages inside are very clean with no markings seen. Numerous attached pull out maps and illustrations are still in place and very good, intact and clean (see photos). The binding is tight and straight. Tan hardcover boards are also very good front and back with gold lettering front and spine. Only very light wearing to cover. There is a little dust spotting on outside page edges but does not carry over to inside. There is no major foxing, only a few pages have some foxing spots but overall very good given age. There is no foul odor but it seems to carry a bit of old book odor as acceptable given age. Medium octavo book size or 6.5" x 9" with 490 pages including index.

The Unfortified Boundary by Major Joseph Delafield features 8 attached folding maps, 2 like facsimiles along with a frontispiece portrait of the author. It is a diary of the first survey of the Canadian boundary line from St. Regis to the Lake of the Woods.
Joseph Delafield lived from 1790-1875. The book was edited by Robert McElroy, Professor Emeritus Oxford and former Prof. Princeton and Thomas Riggs, U.S. Commissioner, International Boundary Commissioner, and former Gov. Alaska. The diary consisted of 12 books each reproduced in this edition along with the maps and facsimiles.

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