Fifty copies only

Smith, Buckingham

[Documents in the Spanish and two of the early tongues of Florida (Apalachian and Timuquan).]

N.p. [1860]. Folio, 10 leaves; 4 leaves of facsimile manuscript (1 leaf blank); without a title page, as issued. Blue library cloth, gilt title direct on spine, near fine. An Ayer Linguistics duplicate, with their release stamp on flyleaf and labels on rear pastedown. A manuscript note: "George H. Moore Esq, these copies (seven sheets) [i.e. 14 leaves] of official papers in Spanish and in Apalachian and Timuquan - early languages of Florida - from his friend / Buckingham Smith / January 1860." Pilling records a similar note on his copy, which contains a further mention that this is one of 50 copies. Pilling, Proof-sheets 3633; Pilling, Muskhogean p. 85. Item #49412

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