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Travels of John Davis in the United States of America 1798 to 1802 (2 Volumes)
by Davis, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Not Issued
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Bibliophile Society, 1910. Two volume set. Hardcovers, bound with vellum spines and gray paper covered boards. All edges untrimmed and pages on top edge of both volumes partially unopened. 181 and 175 pages respectively. Edited by John Vance Cheney. Limited private printing offered for subscription only to members of the Bibliophile Society. Text reprinted from the first edition of 1803 with some minor abridgment. No previous ownership marks. The account of four and a half years of travel through the Southern States of North America which began at the very end of the 18th century by a witty and observant Englishman. His observations and comments on the state of slavery are of particular interest, as are his comments of the new capital, Washington D.C. A clean, square, unmarked set. Vellum spine lightly toned but clean, with none of the blotching usually present. A hint of foxing to title-page in volume I, else a very clean set inside and out. Near fine. Clark vol. II 86, Howes D123.. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013352
- Title
- Travels of John Davis in the United States of America 1798 to 1802 (2 Volumes)
- Author
- Davis, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Bibliophile Society
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- Travel, American History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
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- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- First Edition
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- Fine
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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