he Early Jesuit Missions in North America – William Ingraham Kip – 1846 | First Edition, Folding Map

William Ingraham Kip

He early jesuit missions in north america – william ingraham kip – 1846 | first edition, folding map | this first edition of william ingraham kip's <em>the early jesuit missions in north america</em> presents english translations of letters written by early jesuit missionaries to the iroquois of colonial new france, featuring a folding map of missionary travels.

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This first edition of William Ingraham Kip’s The Early Jesuit Missions in North America presents English translations of letters written by early Jesuit missionaries to the Iroquois of colonial New France, featuring a folding map of missionary travels.

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The Early Jesuit Missions in North America by William Ingraham Kip presents English translations of letters from 17th- and 18th-century French Jesuit missionaries, recounting their experiences among Indigenous nations in New France, such as the Iroquois and the Abenaki or Algonquin. Published by Wiley & Putnam in 1846, Kip’s compilation was a frontrunner of early American religious histories, predating Reuben Gold Thwaites’ comprehensive Jesuit Relations series and Francis Parkman’s The Jesuits in North America. This volume reflects the 19th-century fascination with missionary encounters and colonial evangelism, providing anecdotes of life among the tribes along with their conflicts and customs.

 

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: The Early Jesuit Missions in North America: compiled and translated from the letters of the French Jesuits, with notes
  • Author: William Ingraham Kip
  • Publisher: New York, Wiley & Putnam
  • Edition: First Edition, 1846
  • Binding: Half leather over marbled boards
  • Format:  Duodecimo (12mo), two volumes in one tome
  • Size: ~ 7.25in x 5.25in (18.5 cm x 13 cm)
  • Collation:
    • Vol. I: xiv, [4], 135, [1]
    • Vol. II: [7], 140-321, [1]
  • Illustrations: Prefatory folding map included
  • Contents Include:
    • Missionary Life among the Abnakis
    • The Iroquois Martyrs
    • Montcalm’s Expedition to Destroy Fort George
    • Voyage up the Mississippi
    • The Massacre by the Natchez
  • Provenance: Handwritten inscription, Monastery of the Visitation, [Sisr. De Sales], Presented by Miss A. Johnson
  • Reference(s): Sabin 37949

 

Condition:

Very Good. Half leather binding with moderate shelfwear to edges, corners, and hinges. The boards remain sturdy with tight hinges. Marbled boards show some fading and staining along the edges. Spine and text block are intact and secure. Internally clean, though with moderate foxing and toning that is more concentrated on the endpapers and preliminaries. The folding map frontispiece is intact and properly affixed.

 

Why Collect This?

  • First issue of Kip’s early translation of French Jesuit correspondence
  • Includes folding map
  • Valuable precursor to Thwaites’s and Parkman’s histories
  • Interest to collectors of Indigenous studies and missionary history

Item Number: #31106

Categories

Americana, American History

Religion

Voyages & Exploration & Maps

Authors

William Ingraham Kip

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete

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