Hawthorne, Julian. THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1492 TO 1910. New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1910. 3vols, second ed.purple cloth hardcovers w/gilt titling to spine only, 8vo (7.625x5.375”), Very Good/n.a., 1215pp. General overall light fading to boards including the gilt titling on spines, some scuffing to boards but overall remarkably wear free bindings, hinges whole and intact, text block clean and bright, no foxing or soiling. A notable edition is the original purchase receipt lain in the front preliminaries from P.F. Collier & Son Publishers to one F.J. Sibley of Ocean View,VA. He paid $6.80 for the set August 19^th , 1911.

Herein is the history of the United States of America told in a day before political correctness was even thought of.  Quite the distinctive little set of books and a rather marvelous Capture of Tyme!