A Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or Trade Language of Oregon
New York: Cramoisy Press, 1863. First Thus. Wrappers. Tall thin 8vo. Pp. xiv, 43, [1]. Plain green wraps, disbound, was string-tied, remenant of one remains, some pages uncut, covers creased, chipped with closed tears, pages clean. Good. Item #13075
Issued as #XII in "Shea's Library of American Linguistics". Published the same year by the Smithsonian. The Cramoisy Press was the imprint of James Constantine Pilling and John Gilmary Shea. First dictionary of this language that was integral to the 19th century fur trade in the West. Text includes English-Chinook (and vice versa) lexicon, the Lord's Prayer in Chinook, and a short bibliography.
Price: $400.00
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