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London: Henry G Bohn, 1845. Hardcover. See description. First Edition. DESCRIPTION: Full dark blue leather binding with ornate decorative borders and gilt illustration to centre front and rear boards. Five ridged spine with decorated panels and blue leather title plate. Gilt all edges. 43 black and white engravings Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Rubbed sections of leather with wear to spine edges. Tightly bound with intact endpapers and strong hinges. Book plate to front paste down 'Alexandri Caroli R. Maitland'. Faint foxing to most page margins. DJ Condition: No DJ. Pages 304. Size: 8vo 21.5cm by 14cm.

London: Cassell & Company, c1890-1891. Hardcover. See description. Published: n.d. (c1890-1891) Preface is dated 1890 with a date of '2.91' in catalogue to rear. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Light wear to corners and spine edges. Small light marks to covers. Front endpaper cracked but hinge still firm. Foxing to endpaper and title pages. Rear endpapers age toned and lightly foxed. DJ Condition: No DJ. Pages 301pp plus catalogue. Size: 8vo 19cm by 12.5cm. AUTHOR: Flowerdew Hundred Plantation dates to c1618 and Sir George Yeardley, the Governor and Captain General of Virginia, of 1,000 acres on the south side of the James River Probably named after his wifes father, Anthony Flowerdew With a population of about 30, the plantation was economically successful with thousands of pounds of tobacco produced along with corn, fish and livestock Sir George paid 120 pounds (possibly a hogshead of tobacco) to build the first windmill in British America Today, Flowerdew Hundred plantation is a private… Read More