A Popular History of the United States, from the First Discovery of the Western Hemisphere by the Northmen, to the End of the First Century of the Union of the States; Preceded by a Sketch of the Pre-Historic Period and the Age of the Mound Builders
New York: Scribner, Armstrong, and Company, 1876; 1878; 1879; 1881. First edition. Hardcover. 4 vol. 4to. [5], viii-xl, [1], 2-583, [1], [1]-7, [1] (publisher's prospectus), [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [4]; [5], vi-xxxii, 1-634, [2], [1]-5, [1] (publisher's prospectus), [4]; [5], viii-xxviii, 1-655, [5]; [5], vi-xxiv, 1-648, [2] pp. Half green pebbled leather over marbled paper boards, spines in six compartments, gilt lettering and decorations on the spines; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Each volume illustrated with a frontispiece (volume one's is a portrait of Bryant) and with several plates, in-text illustrations, and with in-text and full-page maps. All illustrations in black and white. Several plates are reproduced from wood engravings. Larned 2502. A lovely general history, thoroughly illustrated. Very Good or better. Item #000015502
Light rubbing to the boards' edges. The hinges of the final three volumes are reinforced with binder's tape.
Price: $300.00