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Greenhow, Robert (Signed)

Memoir, Historical and Political, on the Northwest Coast of North America, and the Adjacent Territories; Illustrated By a Map and a Geographical View of Those Countries - Signed and Inscribed By Author to Historian William Hickling Prescott

Blair and Rives, 1840

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Year of publication
1840
Place of printing
Washington, D.C.
Author
Greenhow, Robert (Signed)
Publishers
Blair and Rives
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Edition
F First Edition
Keyword
Robert Greenhow William Hickling Prescott History Northwest, Coast North America Oregon Washington Alaska New Caledonia, Oregon History Antiquarian Signed
Binding description
H Hardcover
State of preservation
Fair
Languages
English
Binding
Hardcover
First edition
Yes

Description

xi, 227 pages. Index. Fold-out map. Signed and inscribed by author to renowned historian William Hickling Prescott inside front board. Upon front free endpaper a subsequent owner (late 1800s) has documented the provenance of this copy and documented Prescott's pencil markings to pages 23 through 27 which deal with Cortes and Mexico. Occasional light markings to contents. Prior owner's mini-bookplate inside front board. Narrow openings along both hinges. Usual library markings. Fold-out map bears several short openings and a tape repair along right edge. Front free endpaper loose but present. Prior owner's signature atop title page. Above-average external wear to brown marbled boards. WHALE 508, TPL 2369, HOWES G-389, RICKS P.112, TOURVILLE 1850, SMITH 3848, WICKERSHAM 4086. Book
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