WITH apx 1,000 illustrations- quick count
there are 52 pages to list the illustrations!
Bryant was born on November 3, 1794, in a log cabin near Cummington, Massachusetts; the home of his birth is today marked with a plaque. Bryant died in 1878 of complications from an accidental fall suffered after participating in a Central Park ceremony to honor Italian patriot Giuseppe Mazzini.
He was the second son of Peter Bryant (b.1767, d. 1820), a doctor and later a state legislator, and Sarah Snell. The genealogy of his mother traces back to passengers on the Mayflower: John Alden (b. 1599, d. 1687), his wife Priscilla Mullins and her parents William and Alice Mullins. The story of the romance between John and Priscilla is the subject of a famous narrative poem by Longfellow "The Courtship of Miles Standish".
Bryant actually lived through most of the history in these books!
Contents - volume 1= 21 chapters, Pre-historic man, mound builders, the Northmen [Norse] in America, pre-columbian voyages, India - the El Dorado of Columbus, Columbus, Vespucci, and the Cabots, Spanish discoveries, French discoveries, French & Spanish Colonists in Florida, English voyages, 1st English settlement in America, the Puritans, the Pilgrims, Dutch colonization, war with the Indians, New England colonies, and more!
volume 2= 24 chapters, Pequot war, southern New England, Boston Puritans,
Shawomet people & their Indian friends, Quakerism, New Netherland, early: Virginia, Maryland, Carolinas, New York, and much more!
volume 3 = 24 chapters, early: Virginia & Maryland, Carolinas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New York / New York under the English, Royal Governors under William & Mary, New England & the French, French war, conquest of Canada, end of colonial rule, Revolutionary war, Declaration of Independence, alliance with France
volume 4 = 23 chapters, [continues the Revolutionary war]; Arnold's Treason, Fall of Charleston, 1st years of peace, under the Constitution, Jefferson & Maddison, war with England [ again], Indian war, Naval battles, Monroe's admin., Adams & Jackson, Slavery and anti-slavery, progress of southern rule, 1850 compromise, Kansas struggle, and several chapters for the Civil war...plus a few chapters I did not list.
Condition: Please zoom in on photos carefully as they are part of the description. I am human and sometimes miss a thing or 2, but I try to mention the book's main faults. all of my books are VERY OLD and have 100+ years of wear to varying degrees
very good condition.... for their age:
boards - very secure/ the paper on the edges of the books are worn [for the most part] / paper part of the covers look pretty good except for vol. 1 [ back side shown cause it looked the worse] / 1 small spot to the front cover of vol. 1 -if you need more pictures just send me a note
textblock- pages very secure
outer joints- pretty good except...[and all have been professionally repaired] 2" split top front vol 2 / 1" split top front vol. 4, plus volume 4's back cover was professionally re-attached - see last picture for a close up - nicely done!
spine ends- very good - bit of wear to the top of vol. 4
tips- pretty good - about half are just worn through
inner hinges- for the most part very good
pages- generally very clean, hardly any spots!
writing- none
rips /folds- apx 4 small rips that I saw - a little more than half of vol 4's pages are bent, title page and frontis of Lincoln being the worse, the folds are much lighter after that, I would consider them more bumped than folded - no other folds in the other 3 volumes
other: - marble on the page edges is just starting to fade - still pretty bright for their age though!
-- A VERY NICE SET FOR YOUR LIBRARY!
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refund policy - due to the excuses used for returns/ refunds - I do except returns BUT - I do not refund any shipping costs -there or back --so please ask questions if you are unsure or I missed anything. THANKS for understanding --
and remember -this book is very old and may have accumulated bad smells along the way [musty basement/ mildew/ smoke] - I have found that dryer sheets in them for a few months makes a world of difference! some of my books get sold right away so please consider using this trick before deciding to return it!
My nose doesn't work like it use to so the old book smell doesn't bother me.
As far as I can tell -this book does not smell bad
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