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by Christian Kauder

$375 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

Ristigouche, P. Q. The Micmac Messenger, 1921. 8vo, pp. 456; yellow buckram boards, red stained edges; near fine. This is the earlier state of the second edition, which does not print the introduction. Mi'kmaq ideograms are the oldest known native writing north of Mexico, and were adapted for the use of Catholic missionary work in the 17th century. The first attempt at printing a book of religious instruction in Micmac heiroglyphs was fraught with difficulty,

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