From William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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348pp. Antique-style three-quarter calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, leather label. Tanned, contemporary ownership markings on titlepage. Old ex-lib. rubberstamp on titlepage and another leaf. Upper forecorner of pp.329-330 torn and repaired, with loss of a few words. Good. An interesting collection of poetry and articles, both literary and historical, including a description of Pittsburgh "and the state of society at that place" during the 1780s. The author was the father of Henry M. Brackenridge and wrote a number of notable early American literary works, most famously MODERN CHIVALRY. "Apparently privately printed" - Sabin. Shaw & Shoemaker locate only seven copies of this scarce early Pennsylvania book. HOWES B689. SABIN 7188. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 10028. BAL 1313. STREETER SALE 990. Seller Inventory # WRCAM22176
Bibliographic Details
Title: GAZETTE PUBLICATIONS
Publisher: Printed by Alexander & Phillips, Carlisle
Publication Date: 1806
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