The History of North America (14 of 20 Volumes)
Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons, 1904, 1905, 1906, & 1907. Illustrated. Hardcover. This series provides a broad narrative history of North America, emphasizing the United States but also covers other related topics. Organized chronologically and thematically and written by various specialist authors, it covers political, military, social, economic, and constitutional history, with attention to Indigenous peoples, European colonization, nation-building, and post-Civil War developments up to the early 20th century. Published for The Home University League by George Barrie & Sons.
This is an INCOMPLETE set with 14 volumes present out of 20 from the series. Volumes present are: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, and 20. Volumes MISSING are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 18.
Bound in matching forest green cloth, covers are plain with paper labels with black lettering on each spine. Top edges gilt. Foredge and foot are deckled. Title pages are printed in red and black ink. Illustrated throughout with plates in black and white and some in color. On a shelf, this set spans 21.5 inches.
VOLUMES INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING ARE THE FOLLOWING:
-VOLUME 6. The Revolution, by C. William A. Veditz.
-VOLUME 7. The Formation and Development of the Constitution, by T.F. Moran.
-VOLUME 8. The Louisiana Purchase and the westward movement, by C.M. Geer.
-VOLUME 9. Central American and Mexico, by A. Fortier and J.R. Ficklen.
-VOLUME 10. The Pacific Slope and Alaska, by J. Schafer.
-VOLUME 11. Canada and British North America, by W.B. Munro.
-VOLUME 12. The growth of the nation, 1809 to 1837, by R.T. Stevenson. (cont.)
-VOLUME 13. The growth of the nation, 1837 to 1860, by E.W. Sikes and W.M. Keener.
-VOLUME 14. The Civil War from a southern standpoint, by W.R. Garrett and R.A. Halley.
-VOLUME 15. The Civil War: the national view, by F.N. Thorpe.
-VOLUME 16. The Reconstruction period, by P.J. Hamilton.
-VOLUME 17. The rise of the New South, by P.A. Bruce.
-VOLUME 19. Prehistoric North America, by W.J. McGee and C. Thomas.
-VOLUME 20. Island possessions of the United States, by A.E. McKinley. General index.
CONDITION: Moderate external wear with rubbing and soiling, and several spine labels are dampstained yet readable. Spine with attached board has detached from the binding on volumes 14 and 15, yet books are is still readable. Missing one leaf from the table of contents in volume 14 (pages xxiii & xiv). Leaves have lightly toned with occasional dampstain, yet are unmarked except for previous owner's antiquarian bookplate (for J. F. Bigony, M.D.) affixed to the front pastedown with the number, shelf, cost and date of when it was catalogued. Delightfully, a copy of his son, Ellsworth Bigony's handwritten grade school report card from Hinton Public School, West Virginia, is tucked into volume 17. It is for the Spring and Fall terms, dated 1911, and is signed by his father for both semesters on the back. A solid incomplete copy.
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