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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The An account of the European settlements in America in six parts.:Each part contains an accurate description of the settlements in it, their extent, climate, productions, trade genius and disposition of.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The An account of the European settlements in America in six parts.:Each part contains an accurate description of the settlements in it, their extent, climate, productions, trade genius and disposition of.

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London: R. & J. Dodsley, 1758. Hardcover. Good. . Volume 1 only. Second edition. Bound in full leather with joints starting, loss on the spine ends, rubbing. Name of former owner on the front endpaper. Pages are tanned with minor foxing. Folding frontis map intact with light foxing.

London: J. Dodsley. 1770. Volume I (of two), The fifth edition, "with improvements". Octavo, full leather binding, gilt title label, edges tooled gilt, folding map plate frontis, pp xii, 324. Map by Emanuel Bowen. Spine very worn and rubbed, corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Toning of margins of endpapers. The map has a little foxing and a very small hole at the edge (both outside the plate area), otherwise clean. Very good condition. An early edition of "An Account of the European Settlements in America" by Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797) the politician and philosopher. This volume covers "The Discovery of America and the reduction of Mexico and Peru", "The Manners of the Americans" ("Liberty, in its fullest extent, is the darling passion of the Americans" - p. 175), "Spanish America", and "The Portuguese Settlement". Burke believed in commercial liberty and is often considered, especially in the USA, the founder of political… Read More

A married set in very good condition. Second edition, 1758, London. Original full leather boards. Volume 1 has a new spine (sometime in last 50 years) by Edward F. Gruver, Washington, DC. V.1 has bookplate and pencil notations of prior owner and booksellers, no other markings. The first four leaves after the map are loose at the bottom and remain attached at the top. Volume 2 has the original binding, no interior markings of any kind. Paginates: Volume 1: new blank, old blank, map, 4 leaves, 324, 5 leaves, old blank, new blank; Volume 2: blank, map, 6 leaves, 308, 1 blank (all original). See Howes B968; Hill 218/219; Field 206. Please see images of the books you will receive. Notes: The beautiful laid paper of 18th century London is gorgeous; supple, readable, amazing. Check out the map of North America from 1747 by Emanuel Bowen - upper midwest labeled New France; Louisiana extends west to New Mexico. More images are available. Feel free to inquire. [Amerind]

London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1770. 5th Ed.. Hardcover. Hardcover set. quarter brown calf antique, marbled paper-covered boards, red morocco labels lettered in gilt. Covers worn, rubbed , leather spines worn with chipping, volume 2 has label missing, also front cover detached. HOWES B-974. "Best contemporary account. Actually written by William Burke, but usually ascribed to his more famous kinsman who gave substantial help." While the covers and spine are battered and worn, the interiors are very good. Both folding maps are clean and bright. Ownership name "L. Pillars/1857" on fly leaves and title pages, otherwise clean. Ideal candidates for rebinding. Record # 382688

GB: R & J Dodsley, 1760. Contemporary full leather with small coronet above monogram in gold on front covers and near base of spines. "Archibald Douglas his book" written at top of pastedown (v1). Both vols have an old label stating "Ante-Room" on pastedown. Spines have raised bands between gold rules. Gold on burgundy title labels (VERY WORN). Endpapers and early and late leaves heavily browned at edges. No halftitles. Clean tight texts. Each volume has a folded map in text at pages 281 (1) and 293 (2). Folding map in each volume by Emanuel Bowen. Maps are clean and undamaged but are a little spotted. Hinges and joints are a little cracked but covers are holding reasonably well by strings. Bindings generally sound but a bit worn. Book is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age. . 3rd Edition. Hardback. G++/No DW.

London: J. Dodsley, 1765. Fourth. Very Good. The work is subtitled "Each Part Contains an Accurate Description of the Settlements in It, Their Extent, Climate, Productions, Trade, Genius and Disposition of Their Inhabitants: the Interests of the Several Powers of Europe with respect to Those Settlements; and Their Political and Commercial Views with Regard to Each Other"The six parts are:I A Short History of the Discovery of That Part of the World II The Manners and Customs of the Original Inhabitants III Of the Spanish Settlements IV Of the Portuguese V Of the French, Dutch, and Danish VI Of the English This early printing of this very important work, first published in 1757, is the stated fourth edition, "with improvements," in two volumes The set has been recased in very a basic binding of blue cloth with gilt lettering with bright gilt and crisp lettering and adornment on the spine Oddly, the table of contents of the first volume has been misplaced at the back of the book, before the last page… Read More

Boston: J.H. Wilkins & Company, 1835. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 335 pages; VG; bound in full pebbled green cloth, faded black label with gilt titling to spine; mild wear and rubbing, chipping to head and tail of spine; foxing throughout; contemporary name to title page; scarce; shelved case 7. Sabin 9283; Howes B974.; Significant history of the European expansion into the New World, called by Howes the "best contemporary account."; The first edition was published in London in 1757, and not published in America until 1835.;. 1325537. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

London, 1777. Two volumes. [6],xii,324; xii,308pp. Folding frontispiece map in each volume. Later speckled calf, maroon and black gilt morocco labels, ornate gilt spines. Front board of second volume detached, but present. Covers slightly bowed. Armorial bookplate and early 19th-century ownership signature on front paste down of each volume. Later bookplate on rear pastedown of each volume. Internally clean. Very good. The sixth edition, "with improvements." The authorship of this work, at least in terms of primary credit, still remains open, with William Burke (Edmund's cousin) and Richard Burke (his brother) frequently being given credit as collaborators. Burke himself told Boswell that he only "revised" it. Whomever the ultimate responsible party was, the work was nonetheless extremely popular, and was frequently reprinted and translated. The two maps are general illustrations of North and South America. HOWES B974. CLARK I:208. SABIN 9282. BORBA DE MORAES p. 135 (ref.).