The History of North and South America: From Its Discovery, to the Death of General Washington by Snowden, Richard - 1805

Philadelphia, Pa.: Jacob Johnson, 1805. Very Good -. 2 volumes in 1 ([12], 196, [2], 166 p.), 2 folded leaves of plates: frontispiece maps; 19 cm. Full calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules. Red morocco label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: History of America. Map of South America is signed: W. Kneass; map of North America states "From Arrowsmiths large Map &c." Running title: History of America. Vol. 2 has half title only. Front free endpaper bears three inscriptions by former owners: Jonathan Johnson, Gloucester Town; J. Wright 1843; and Emily B. Webb. The first volume focuses on Columbus and the Spanish explorers and colonizers; the second on the American colonies and the American Revolution. Sabin, 85593; Shaw & Shoemaker, 9385 (Early American Imprints, ser. 2). In Very Good- Condition: leather is rubbed; corners are bumped; 3 tears of 4 cm. and less from lower edge of map of South America, without loss; map of North America just starting to separate at one fold; foxing and occasional staining.