History of the Discovery of Maine, by J.G. Kohl. With an appendix On the Voyages of the Cabots, by M. d'Avezac, of Paris. Published by the Maine Historical Society, aided by appropriations from the state by Kohl, J.G. M. d'Avezac. William Willis, editor - 1869

Portland ME: Bailey and Noyes, 1869. Hardcover. viii, 535p., illustrated with twenty-two monochrome maps, most folded, all fine; these feature onlay detailing in red, expertly applied. Hardbound in 9x5.5 green cloth boards panelled in blind, titled in bright gilt. Textblock shaken with overlapping of one section upon the other, front hinge weak, a reading copy. Caveat emptor, a previous reader was a pipe-smoker and there are minute particles of coal on many pages. Documentary history of the state of Maine, edited by William Willis, volume I.