Blithe Dutchess : The Flowering of an American County from 1812 by MacCracken, Henry Noble - 1958

New York: Hasting House, 1958. Hardcover. Fine/Fair. Hardcover in navy blue boards with gold gilt titles on spine in very good condition, DJ with foxing speckles in fair condition protected by new clear book jacket cover, first printing as stated, map in rear cover pocket in near fine condition, no markings or handwriting

UsedGood. 1958 Hastings. Jacket present but in poor condition, Good hardcover copy with jacket, solid binding, mild to moderate reading/age wear, jacket has some mild edge wear, may have ex owner inscription and/or some light markings. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

New York: Hastings House, 1958. Map in back pocket. Back cover discolored.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Good Plus.

New York: Hastings House, 1958. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Inscribed by MacCracken! Stated first printing, 1958, hardcover with blue cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 500pp., not illustrated, with fold out map in pocket at rear. Book VG+ with mild rubbing to boards, binding tight, endpapers slightly foxed, otherwise text clean and unmarked. DJ VG with edgewear that includes some small tears and their related creases, soil and rubbing.

Hastings House, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. First edition, first printing. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. The author’s signature can be found on the half title page. The binding suffers moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Hastings House, 1958. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. 500pp. Folded map in rear pocket. Fine in very good dustwrapper with spine ends chipped, front joint split.

New York: Hastings House, 1958.. 1958.. Very good. - Octavo, navy blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in a dust wrapper. The book is slightly cocked. The dust jacket is soiled & lightly spotted with the spine slightly darkened & the top edge chipped. There is a short tear & a crease to the top edge of the rear panel. x & 500 pages with an errata slip mounted on the rear endpaper. There is an owner's inscription on the half-title & the endpapers are lightly foxed with light offsetting to the front endpaper. Illustrated with black-and-white vignettes & with a folding map in a pocket mounted on the rear pastedown. Very good in a good dust wrapper. <p>First edition.<p>Signed by the author on the half-title.

Paperback / softback. New.

New York: Hastings House. 1958. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Good dust jacket. Endpapers lightly toned. Jacket has staining and writing on it fornt and back. 1" closedtear at bottom front panel. Spine chipped wirth a 1/2" tear and a crease along back. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 500 pages .

New York: Hastings House. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385092091 . A first Printing of the First Edition with bumped corners, some soiling to the boards and page edges, and some inking to the front flyleaf else Very Good+ in a Very Good dust-jacket with some edge chipping and soiling; In 1812, Henry Noble MacCracken moved his family from his native Scotland to the wilds of upstate New York. There, he began a new life as an American farmer. MacCracken's son Henry would later become one of the country's foremost historians, chronicling the American Revolution and the early days of the Republic. In this book, MacCracken tells the story of his beloved Blithe Duchess County, which he first encountered in 1812. That year, the county was still a wilderness, and MacCracken's arrival sparked a remarkable transformation. The farmers quickly cleared the land, built mills, and created a thriving community. MacCracken captures the… Read More