INTERESTING EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES....
Barber, John W. [ed]:
New Haven: Published by J.W. Barber, 1832. 324pp. plus thirty plates printed two to a leaf. Frontis. Color folding map. Contemporary gilt mottled calf, leather label. Boards nearly detached but cords sound, bit chipped at head and toe of spine. Foxed, else internally quite good. Describes 119 significant events in the history of America, many of them illustrated in the attractive plates, followed by a chronological list of events, a list of colleges in the U.S., biographical sketches of famous figures in history, etc. Howes lists the first edition as 1828, with an undated Boston printing following, but does not note the present edition, nor does Sabin. This is the fourth edition listed in the NUC, with only two locations given, one of the which (Library of Congress) lacks the map. American Imprints adds three more locations. SABIN 3326 (ref). HOWES B126 (ref). AMERICAN IMPRINTS 11194.
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