History of the District of Maine
by SULLIVAN, James
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1795. SULLIVAN, James. The History of the District of Maine. Boston: Printed by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews..., 1795. vii,421pp. plus folding frontispiece map. Period-style quarter leather backed marbled boards, morocco spine label, gilt spine tooling. Minor toning and foxing throughout, else a very good or better copy. HOWES S1122, "aa". DAB XVIII, pp.190-91. SABIN 93499. The first general history of Maine, which the DAB calls "still valuable," including material about the native Indians, early settlement, government, and the American Revolution. The author was elected governor of Massachusetts in 1807 and played an important role in government in the Northeast during the Federalist period. "A Map of the District of Maine, Drawn from the latest Surveys and other best Authorities by Osgood Carleton" has an inset entitled "A Map of those parts of the Country most famous for being harassed by the Indians, on and long after their first settlement....
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- George S. MacManus Company (US)
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- Title
- History of the District of Maine
- Author
- SULLIVAN, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1795
- Keywords
- HOWESX, MEXX, NEW ENGLAND, AM REV, FINE/GEN AM
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- Morocco
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- Gilt
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