The Records of the Virginia Company of London, The Court Book, From the Manuscript in the Library of Congress, Volume I
by Kingsbury, Susan Myra; Herbert Levi Osgood (preface)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good condition
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Washington: Government Printing Office (GPO), 1906. NOT a library discard. Very Good condition. NO foxing. Hinges are perfect. Corners a little bumped, but NO pages are affected (i.e. there are NO page creases). NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1906. First Edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and three plates, all with tissue guards printed in red. Volume 1 only (3 more volumes appeared, the last in 1935). This volume is probably the most useful as it contains Kingsbury's valuable 115 page history and extensive 89 page bibliography of "all documents, letters, publications, or other records of the Virginia Company or relating to the company between 1616 and 1625… and also those previous to 1616 which are not published or cited by Alexander Brown in THE GENESIS OF THE UNITED STATES." The remaining 431 pages reproduce, for the first time, the Court Book manuscripts from 1619 to 1622. Preface by Herbert Levi Osgood. Bound in the original greenish-grey cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine and front cover. The article on the Virginia Company in THE DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN HISTORY cites this work as its authority. HARVARD GUIDE 86 & 633. Oversize Hardcover. 9.25" wide by 11.5" tall by 2.25" thick. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 635pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Title
- The Records of the Virginia Company of London, The Court Book, From the Manuscript in the Library of Congress, Volume I
- Author
- Kingsbury, Susan Myra; Herbert Levi Osgood (preface)
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good condition
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office (GPO)
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1906
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Book Collecting / References for Book Collectors;
- Size
- 635pp
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