THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
by Hildreth, Richar
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brother, 1852. Six volumes. Original publisher's cloth, boards blind- stamped, spines gilt. Spines of final two volumes heavily chipped. Spine ends and corners lightly worn, spine cloth a bit faded. Contemporary bookplate on front pastedown of first volume. Volumes four through six with double titlepages. Light foxing and dust soiling. Good plus. The George Brinley copy, with his first bookplate, of Richard Hildreth's classic work on the history of colonial America and the early United States. The first three volumes, published in 1849, cover the history of America from Columbus to the adoption of the Constitution. The final three volumes discuss the United States during the first five presidential administrations, from Washington to Monroe. An exhaustive and pioneering historical work on America, owned by one of the greatest 19th-century pioneers of Americana book collecting. HOWES H472.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM52847
- Title
- THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
- Author
- Hildreth, Richar
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brother
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1852
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
William Reese Company
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made within ten days and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
About the Seller
William Reese Company
Biblio member since 2006
New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
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.
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.
Glossary
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- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...