- 191
Lee, Guy Carleton, and Francis Newton Thorpe, eds.
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
The History of North America. Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons, 1903
20 volumes, in 8s (8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.; 210 x 133 mm). Frontispiece in each volume in three states, numerous facsimiles, maps, and portraits, many illustrations handcolored. Publisher's full navy crushed morocco, spines gilt-lettered and ruled in six compartments, covers with single gilt fillet border, upper covers with central gilt seal of the state of Colorado (with red, green, and white morocco onlays, lower covers with a gilt-stamped red morocco onlay of the seal of the United States, all edges gilt, elaborate gilt-stamped dentelles, white morocco doublures with pattern of gilt stars surrounding an red morocco gilt onlay of the seal of the United States, pale green moiré endleaves. Morocco-tipped buckram slipcases, fleece-lined; some wear to extremities.
20 volumes, in 8s (8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.; 210 x 133 mm). Frontispiece in each volume in three states, numerous facsimiles, maps, and portraits, many illustrations handcolored. Publisher's full navy crushed morocco, spines gilt-lettered and ruled in six compartments, covers with single gilt fillet border, upper covers with central gilt seal of the state of Colorado (with red, green, and white morocco onlays, lower covers with a gilt-stamped red morocco onlay of the seal of the United States, all edges gilt, elaborate gilt-stamped dentelles, white morocco doublures with pattern of gilt stars surrounding an red morocco gilt onlay of the seal of the United States, pale green moiré endleaves. Morocco-tipped buckram slipcases, fleece-lined; some wear to extremities.
Provenance
Marjorie Montgomery Ward (armorial bookplate on upper doublure of each volume)
Catalogue Note
First edition. Edition of the States, limited to 48 sets, one for each state or territory. This copy is dedicated to the people of the state of Colorado. The recepient was Mary A. Wright.