{"product_id":"the-journal-of-john-fontaine-john-fontaine-1st-edition","title":"The Journal of John Fontaine, John Fontaine — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: Williamsburg, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1972\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. xii, 190. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. The publisher's original brown cloth binding remains notably tight and entirely square, with sharp corners and no significant shelf-wear to the board edges. The gilt tooling to the front board and spine remains exceptionally bright and unoxidised, a testament to careful shelving. Internally, the text block is structurally sound, with the hinges uncracked and the endpapers clean. The pages are crisp, bright, and completely free from foxing or age-toning, retaining a fresh, unread quality. The dust jacket is complete and unclipped, presenting well despite minor faults; there is a small nick and associated light creasing to the head of the spine panel, along with trivial rubbing to the extremities and slight sun-toning to the spine, though all text remains perfectly legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This first edition is a highly sought-after volume from Colonial Williamsburg's \"Eyewitness to History Series.\" The text is supplemented by several illustrations and maps, including a striking frontispiece portrait of John Fontaine, which is accompanied by a facsimile of his signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe edition is notable for presenting the first complete and accurate transcription of Fontaine's original journal, restoring critical passages, including a rare Siouan vocabulary, that were omitted in earlier nineteenth-century abridgments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eWhile the book is occasionally found on the secondary market, copies presenting in such clean, unoxidised condition with intact dust jackets are increasingly uncommon, particularly outside of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eIn 1715, young Irish Huguenot John Fontaine embarked on a transformative journey to the New World, keeping a meticulously detailed journal of his experiences. As a personable companion to Virginia's dynamic Governor Alexander Spotswood, Fontaine travelled extensively, recording his observations on everything from the legendary 'Knights of the Golden Horseshoe' expedition over the Blue Ridge Mountains to vivid encounters with Native American tribes at Fort Christanna. This engaging primary account offers an invaluable and highly readable window into the social, military, and exploratory realities of early eighteenth-century colonial Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55572616675667,"sku":"6384","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261019_101917.jpg?v=1792767549","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-journal-of-john-fontaine-john-fontaine-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}