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Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxii, 490, xxxvi p. ; 23 cm. Includes index. Subjects: Manuscripts Great Britain. Great Britain History 18th century ; Sources. Great Britain Colonies America ; United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Great Britain History 18th century Bibliography. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 294033
Title: A guide to manuscripts relating to the ...
Publisher: New York : Knopf
Publication Date: 1970
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st edition.
Seller: Alec R. Allenson, Inc., Westville, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. 1st edition. xxii, 490, xxxvi, [3] p.; 24 cm. Index separately paged at end. Final volume of set, describing the holdings of major archives, noting the extent of major collections or serial runs, and singling out items of special interest. -- Contents -- part I. London depositories of manuscripts -- II. the English counties -- III. Wales -- IV. Scotland -- V. Northern Ireland -- VI. Republic of Ireland -- VII. France -- VIII. Spain -- IX. Canada -- X. Atlantic and West Indies islands -- XI. the United States. -- `In fulfillment of my plan I therefore addressed letters to those compliers who were still alive and whose guides had direct bearing upon the history of the Empire between the years 1748-1776, asking permission to quote freely from their listings. The responses to my letters were without exception most favourable and appreciative of my undertaking in seeking to bring together in a single volume a listing of the chief documents that throw light on the Empire for the brief period 1748-1776.' (p. vii-viii) Near fine red cloth in lightly edgeworn, price-clipped dj. Seller Inventory # 001885