The Old Stone House or, The Patriot's Fireside (FIRST PRINTING) by (Americana) ALDEN, Joseph - 1848

New York: M.W. Dodd, 1848. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good +. 4 X 6 1/8 Inches. 143 PP. First printing copy in the orignal brown cloth highly embossed in blind. Frontis intact. "The object of the following volume is to inspire the young reader with the spirit of patriotism, to render him familiar with some of the elementary principles of the science of government, and to acquaint him with the origin and formation of the Constitution of the United States." (from the Preface) Foxing throughout. Front hinge starting. A bit of scuffing. A very nice copy overall though.