GEOGRAPHY MADE EASY: Being an abridgement of the American Universal Geography to which are prefixed Elements of Geography for the use of schools and academies in the United States of America, Illustrated by a map of the world, and a new map of the United States. by Morse, Jedidiah 1761-1826

432 p, missing first pages, begins on introduction on page 13. Date estimated based on the inclusion of the tables. Secondary leather cover by early owner. Includes map of North America, missing world map. A good reading copy.

Boston: Thomas & Andrews, 1813. Sixteenth Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 16mo, 364pp., contemporary sheep, lacks the frontispiece world map and half of the map of North America, leaves 353 - 358 are bound out-of-sequence, and some leaves have hand-sewn repairs; ex libris Carlton Spaulding, of Waterford, Vermont, who was very concerned about someone stealing this book, and Riley Gage. This was the first geography written in the United States [ see Nietz, OLD TEXTBOOKS, p.196]. "The first American school geography and first American book describing the western country - Howes M842 ( see also M850); see Sabin 50936; Buck 35]. Columbia, Michigan, Indiana & Illinois are still territories here. Altho Captains Lewis & Clark are mentioned on p. 74, the results of their expedition are essentially unknown here.

Boston: Thomas and Andrews, 1807. Eleventh edition. Leather bound. Poor. 12mo. 432 pages. Missing frontispiece map. Folding map of North America is present. Brown calf leather binding. Binding is in poor condition. Covers detached, title label missing on spine, and covers are dry, cracked and worn. The front end sheets are missing, rear end sheet detached, and pages 31, 32 torn at bottom with loss of about 3 to 4 lines of print. Toning to the contents. Map of North America in good condition with small split lower fold.

Paperback / softback. New.

Thomsa & Andrews, 1807. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Hardcover; Poor; No Dust Jacket; Front Cover Is Detached, Most Of Spine Is Gone But All Pages Are Bound And Present. 432 Pages Heavily Foxed, Inscriptions In Wonderful Script From 1813 Inside Front Cover. Eleventh Edition.

Boston: Thomas & Andrew, 1813. Sixteenth Edition. Fair copy. In leather covered boards and spine with gilt lettering (rubbed off). Square, intact copies. Half of first map and half of map of world are missing. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper along with some writing. Writing in ink on back blank pages. Corners are rubbed through leather. Leather is heavily scuffed. Pages are foxed and browned but all are legible. Photos upon request. . Full-Leather. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: J.T. Buckingham, 1806 Book. Fair. Hardcover. Lacks both foldout maps. Significant age wear including toning, foxing, scuffs, soils, etc. "To which is added an improved chronological table of remarkable events, from the Creation to the present time"..

Paperback / softback. New.

Boston: Thomas & Andrews ... A.T. Buckingham Printe, 1801. Hardcover. Good. Full leather, very worn, splits at the top edge of the spine, remenants of the title label, not legible. small piece of the fold ot map remains, other are missing. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 432 pages; 7th edition Former owners signature on front and rear pastedowns

Paperback / softback. New.