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The First White Man Of The West or the Life & Exploits of Col. Daniel Boone
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The First White Man Of The West or the Life & Exploits of Col. Daniel Boone: The First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country

by Timothy Flint

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This biography helped in shaping the popular image of Boone as a heroic pioneer. Tales within are his bear encounter which he killed in hand to hand combat.
The First White Man Of The West or the Life & Exploits of Col. Daniel Boone, The First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country. Timothy Flint. H.S. & J. Applegate & Co. Cincinnati. 1851. First Edition.
CONDITION: Book has edge and corner wear. Exposed corners, some fading and scuffing. End page has some penciling and a tear. Heavy foxing to the end pages front and back, some foxing throughout the book. Rip to the bottom pages 23-26, doesn't now affect the text in any manor. 8 Engravings. Books is complete and held well. Light water stain to the top right corner that runs through the the title page to page 17. 252 pages. See pictures for condition references, ask questions before purchasing!
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History of New York City
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History of New York City: From Discovery to The Present Day

by William Stone

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History of New York City, From Discovery to The Present Day by William Stone. Virtue & Yorston, New York 1872. 20 engravings and 85 woodcuts, many beautiful portraits of American historical figures.
Marbled boards with 3/4 brown leather corners and spine/edge. Board edges have rubbing and chipping. Board corners are exposed and slightly sloped. Spine face/edges have creasing/lightly stressed. Outer page fore edges have marbling design as well as toning. Inner boards and end pages also have marble pattern. Some plates/surrounding pages have foxing. Most plates have original tissue-guards. Tissue-guards have transfer staining from plates. Pages have light toning around the edges. Front end pages, title pages, frontispiece/tissue guard all have foxing. Book held well. See pictures for condition references and please ask any questions before purchasing!
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The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
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The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: Compared with the Former Editions, and many valuable MSS

by John Urry

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This book was owned by Harold Jefferson Coolidge, his book plate is within the front board, prominent lawyer and the great great grandson of Thomas Jefferson and distant relative of President Calvin Coolidge! This book came from the estate of John Robert Gregg, the inventor of the Gregg Shorthand writing system from his property in York, Maine.
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Compared with the Former Editions, and many valuable MSS. By John Urry. London: Bernard Lintot, Between The Temple Gates. 1721. Folio. The first collected Chaucer in easier-to-read Roman typeface, Out of which, Three Tales are added which were never before Printed; By John Urry, Student of Christ-Church, Oxon. Deceased; Together with a Glossary, By a Student of the same College. To the Whole is prefixed The Author's Life, newly written, and a Preface, giving an Account of this edition, Printed for Bernard Lintot, between the Temple Gates, London, 1721, 626 pp, 81 pp, plus errata, frontispiece of Urry, full-page copper engraving of… Read More
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