[Rarebooks] FS:Scarce Americana/ Cooper's History

[Deborah Thornton Pendleton]

For Your Consideration. 1st American edition of:

THE HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA. CONTAINING A REVIEW OF THE CUSTOMS AND 
MANNERS OF THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS; THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF THE BRITISH 
COLONIES, THEIR RISE AND PROGRESS, FROM THE EARLY PERIOD TO THE TIME OF 
THEIR BECOMING UNITED, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES. By The Rev. Mr. 
Cooper. Bennington:[Vermont:] Printed by Anthony Haswell for Thomas 
Spencer of Albany, 1793. Illus with 4 copper-plate engravings only. 
12mo. in old leather, spine worn at head and covers a bit rubbed at 
edges, but binding still tight. Contemporary owner's signature on front 
free endpaper, and later penciled signature on front free endpaper. 
[13]-184 pages; paper lightly toning throughout. Evans (25347)lists the 
author of this edition as W.D. Cooper and gives the number of plates as 
"5." USiana (#761) lists the author as William Cooper and lists "6" 
plates. Sabin (16583) does not list this edition, but gives the 1795 
Lansingburg edition as the 2nd American (noting 5 plates as well for 
that 1795 copy).                                                 $850 



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