HISTORY OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA, TILL THE BRITISH REVOLUTION IN 1688.|THE

Grahame, James

Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, London, 1827

About this Item

8vo. red cloth, black spine label, all edges marbled. xvi, (2), 531, (1); viii, 527, (1) pages. Two Volumes. First edition. Sabin 28243. Howes G293. A fine set. This set belonged to author Sir John F. W. Hershel (1792- 1871), son of famed astronomer William Hershel, and Dr. W. H. Fitton whom was a physicist, geologist, and author. Detailed and well written history of the first century of colonization in America, from the early explorers, settlement of the Pilgrim Fathers, Virgina, Massachusetts Bay, Pequod Wars, French and Indian Wars, capture and loss of Quebec and Acadia, Hudson's voyage, William Penn's settlement, wars with the French, etc. red cloth, black spine label, all edges marbled.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HISTORY OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA, TILL THE BRITISH REVOLUTION IN 1688.|THE
• Publisher: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, London
• Publication Date: 1827
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition