NOTES ON A JOURNEY IN AMERICA, FROM THE COAST OF VIRGINIA TO THE TERRITORY OF ILLINOIS
by BIRKBECK, Morris
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Ridgway and Sons, 1818. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, iv,144, iv pages; three-quarter blue morocco, scuffed at extremities.
"This is the first of the long list of books relating to the English settlement in Illinois. In it Birkbeck tells of a land-hunting expedition into southeastern Illinois and of a visit to Shawneetown. He was a keen observer and a good writer and the book is a valuable contribution to our knowledge of frontier people and conditions -Buck, 95." [Howes B468; c.f. Graff 304]. Without the map which was not issued with all copies.
"This is the first of the long list of books relating to the English settlement in Illinois. In it Birkbeck tells of a land-hunting expedition into southeastern Illinois and of a visit to Shawneetown. He was a keen observer and a good writer and the book is a valuable contribution to our knowledge of frontier people and conditions -Buck, 95." [Howes B468; c.f. Graff 304]. Without the map which was not issued with all copies.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas J. Joyce And Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0006983
- Title
- NOTES ON A JOURNEY IN AMERICA, FROM THE COAST OF VIRGINIA TO THE TERRITORY OF ILLINOIS
- Author
- BIRKBECK, Morris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Ridgway and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1818
- Keywords
- illinois, Virginia, birkbeck, morris birkbeck, southern illinois, shawneetown
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Thomas J. Joyce And Company
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About Thomas J. Joyce And Company
Joyce And Company has been in business as a professional rare bookseller and appraiser since 1975. Owner Thomas Joyce was the regular book appraiser on Home & Garden TV\'s \"The Appraisal Fair\\\" program, on international broadcasts. Thomas Joyce was the co-discoverer of George Washington's personal copy of William Leybourn's 1679 edition of THE COMPLEAT SURVEYOR, from which young Washington learned some of his surveying skills at age 16. The book had vanished for nearly a century until its re-discovery in 2017. It is now back at Mt. Vernon.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...