TAH-GAH-JUTE OR LOGAN AND CAPTAIN MICHAEL CRESAP; A DISCOURSE ..DELIVERED IN BALTIMORE, BEFORE THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, ON ITS SIXTH ANNIVERSARY..
by Mayer, Brant
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[Baltimore, 1851. 86,[1, errata]pp. Original printed wrappers bound into three- quarter blue morocco and cloth, gilt spine, raised bands, by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Bookplate on rear pastedown, wrappers a bit soiled, titlepage reinforced along the gutter, contemporary ink ownership inscription to titlepage, light scattered foxing. Very good. In a custom blue cloth slipcase. "Refutes Jefferson's accusations against Cresap" - Howes. Appendix prints letters and other documentary evidence meant to "restore [Captain Cresap] to his original meritorious manhood." Jefferson had painted Cresap as an Indian killing monster in NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. "...a vindication of Capt. Cresap against the charge of murdering the family of Logan, which leaves some odium on the name of Thomas Jefferson" - Sabin. HOWES M451. SABIN 47104. FIELD 1039.
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- TAH-GAH-JUTE OR LOGAN AND CAPTAIN MICHAEL CRESAP; A DISCOURSE ..DELIVERED IN BALTIMORE, BEFORE THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, ON ITS SIXTH ANNIVERSARY..
- Author
- Mayer, Brant
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- [Baltimore
- Date Published
- 1851
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Cloth
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- Gutter
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- Bookplate
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- Wrappers
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Gilt
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