- Bible Narratives, translated into Munsee
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- Indigenous Cultures
- Delaware / Lenape
- Print Culture in Indigenous North America
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- xvi, 304 pages : illustrations (wood-engravings) ; 18 cm
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- Book
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- Texts
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- New-York : Printed by Daniel Fanshaw, No. 150, Nassau-Street, 1838.
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- Forty-six select scripture narratives from the Old Testament : embellished with engravings, for the use of Indian youth / translated into Delaware Indian by A. Luckenbach.
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- 1838-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- 1838
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- ark:/88435/dcms35tk91h
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
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- Logical
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- Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870
- Gilbert, George, active 1818-1836
- Gobrecht, Christian F., 1785-1844
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- Added t.p.: Newinachke & guttasch pipinasiki gisehekhasiki elekpanni wendenasiki untschi Mechoweki Nachgundowoagani bambil gischitasik elleniechsink untschi A. Luckenbach ...
- Signed and dated: Abraham Luckenbach, New Fairfield, River Thames, U.C., April 8th, 1836.
- Contains a large number of wood engravings. Ill. on p. [70], 261 signed "A.A." and ill. on p. 48, 198, 220 signed "Anderson" (Alexander Anderson); ill. on p. 192, 289 signed "[reverse C or G]G (possibly George Gilbert or Christian Gobrecht). Cf. Hamilton; others unsigned.
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- Princeton copy 1 : Contemporary calf binding; all edges speckled.
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- Sabin, 42629
- Pilling, J.C. Algonquian languages, p. 318-319
- Hamilton, S. Amer. book ill. (1968 ed.), p. 83
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- Bible. Old Testament. Selections. Delaware. 1838
- Translator:
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- Luckenbach, Abraham, 1777-1854
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- Sinclair Hamilton Collection of American Illustrated Books