Published by Cornell University Press, 1956
Seller: Alplaus Books, Alplaus, NY, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Missing. Signed by artist Elfriede Abbe. Hardbound without dust jacket. This is copy 241 of 275 copies printed containing the woodcuts of Elfriede Abbe alongside the text of Frederick Jackson Turner. No text markings noted; moderate usage wear. Hardbound without dust jacket. Mild foxing on top edge. Signed by Author.
Published by Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1956
Seller: Uncharted Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Cloth. Condition: Near fine. First Thus. 4to. Publisher's cloth. Publisher's sheet on the works of Abbe tipped in. Abbe's woodcuts throughout. Finely printed on Arches paper. 37 pp. Small scuff at footer of spine. Signed by Abbe on colophon. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition (numbered 159 of 275) printing of Turner's famous essay (often called the Frontier Thesis) which was read at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Turner's Frontier Thesis was a major influence on the popularization of the ideas of American exceptionalism and manifest destiny, the theory that America was not only morally obligated but predestined to colonize the savage West. This volume is a 1956 reprint of Turner's essay, illustrated with original woodcuts by Vermont sculptor Abbe and signed by her on the colophon. A gorgeous edition of this important work.