Summary
In January 1960, the Beaver Island Civic Association announced a limited supply of reprint copies of James Strang’s Ancient and Modern Michilimackinac at $7.50 plus 27 cents tax.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper sales offer, not a transaction ledger or complete bibliographic record. The issue’s statement that only three original copies were known is preserved as an attributed claim.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 1960, civic and publication notices.Announces that the Beaver Island Civic Association had a limited number of reprint copies of James Strang’s Ancient and Modern Michilimackinac, priced at $7.50 plus 27 cents tax. It says only three original books were known to exist, a claim retained as the newspaper’s wording rather than independently verified. It does not provide a print run, sales ledger, or reprint bibliographic record.
- Beaver Beacon, April 1960, “Historical Society.”Says only a few copies of King Strang’s book remained. This is a later local availability notice, not an independent count of surviving copies or a complete sales record.
- Beaver Beacon, May 1960, “Collector’s Item: King Strang’s Book.”Reports the final shipment of the reprint, a stated print run of 500 numbered copies, no planned reprint, 28 copies available through the Civic Association, and the $7.50 island price plus mailing charges. These are attributed local sales claims, not an audited print or inventory record.