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Add this copy of The Progress of America From the Discovery By Columbus to cart. $41.00, new condition, Sold by Paperbackshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bensenville, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by HardPress Publishing.
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Add this copy of The Progress of America, From the Discovery By Columbus to cart. $51.00, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1847 by Whittaker & Co.
Edition:
1847, Whittaker & Co
Hardcover
Details:
Edition:
First edition
Publisher:
Whittaker & Co
Published:
1847
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16621319176
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Ex-Library. Two volumes, first edition, 1847, hardcover, quarto, 1088pp. and 1334pp., not illustrated. Books are ex-library, with plates, stamps, numbers, etc. Aside from that, boards and spines are heavily rubbed, spine of volume two has been expertly repaired but suffers loss at head, bindings tight, volume one missing full-title page, texts marked by library. No DJs. THIS LARGE, HEAVY SET WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES.
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Add this copy of The Progress of America, From the Discovery By Columbus to cart. $374.42, good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1847 by Whittaker and Co.
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None. Good Only. A scarce edition of The Progress of America, from the Discovery by Columbus to the Year 1846 by John MacGregor, Secretary to the Board of Trade; author of Commercial Statistics &c. First edition. In two volumes complete. With an introduction by the author to front of volume one and a details contents to front of both volumes. Volume one is 'Historical and Statistical'; volume two is 'Geographical and Statistical' with Supplements to rear. John MacGregor (1797-1857) was a Scottish statistician and politician. His family emigrated to Canada in 1803, sailing to Pictou, Nova Scotia. In 1806 they moved to Covehead on Prince Edward Island. As a young man MacGregor set up as a merchant in Charlottetown. In 1822 he served in the office of high sheriff; he was dismissed as a result of involvement in the dealings of Charles Douglass Smith. Put on trial at Smith's behest, he became popular and in 1824 a member of the House of Assembly. He left Canada, travelling through North America, collecting statistics. Bound by Westleys and Clark, London with label to rear pastedown to volume one. In cloth bindings. Externally, sound but with slight wear to extremities, some rubbing and marks to boards and institutional lettering to spines. Splitting to cloth to joints, which are starting. Hinges tender. Internally, generally firmly bound. Bright and generally clean throughout with only the odd spot and handling mark. Institutional label to front pastedown to volume one, blindstamps and ink annotations to front endpapers of volume two. Good Only.
