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The History of America (3 volume set)
by William Robertson
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London : Printed for A. Strahan ; T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies (successors to Mr. Cadell) ; and E. Balfour, Edinburgh, 1796. 7th. Hardcover. Good. 3 volume set. 1796 printing. 7th ed. 4 engraved, folding maps. 1 folding plate. Bound in contemporary speckled calf. Gilt ruled. Minor chipping to spine ends. Marbled end sheets. With four folding maps of Mexico or New Spain (including California); the Gulf of Mexico, the islands and countries adjacent; South America; the countries on the South Sea, from Panama to Guayquil; and one folding plate. "Most highly regarded secondary source of its time." Howes R358. Divided into 10 books; books 1-8, relating to the discovery of America and the conquest of Mexico and Peru, were originally published in 1777; books 9-10, containing the history of Virginia and New England, first appeared to 1796. A comprehensive and detailed account of the United States in its formative years through the end of the 18th century.
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- SequiturBooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1905220161
- Title
- The History of America (3 volume set)
- Author
- William Robertson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 7th
- Publisher
- London : Printed for A. Strahan ; T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies (successors to Mr. Cadell) ; and E. Balfour, Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1796
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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