The Significance of the Frontier in American History

TURNER, Frederick Jackson; ABBE, Elfriede [SIGNED]

Published by Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 1956

About this Item

4to. Publisher's cloth. Publisher's sheet on the works of Abbe tipped in. Abbe's woodcuts throughout. Finely printed on Arches paper. 37 pp. Small scuff at footer of spine. Signed by Abbe on colophon. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition (numbered 159 of 275) printing of Turner's famous essay (often called the Frontier Thesis) which was read at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Turner's Frontier Thesis was a major influence on the popularization of the ideas of American exceptionalism and manifest destiny, the theory that America was not only morally obligated but predestined to colonize the savage West. This volume is a 1956 reprint of Turner's essay, illustrated with original woodcuts by Vermont sculptor Abbe and signed by her on the colophon. A gorgeous edition of this important work. Seller Inventory # 1613

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Significance of the Frontier in American...

Publisher: Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY

Publication Date: 1956

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Thus.