The Tennessee Gazetteer, or Topographical Dictionary; Containing a Description of the Several Counties, Towns, Villages, Post Offices, Rivers, Creeks, Mountains, Valleys, &c., in the State of Tennessee, Alphabetically Arranged; to Which Is Prefixed a General Description of the State

Eastin Morris

Verlag: W. Hasell Hunt, Nashville, Tennessea, 1834

Beschreibung

4, cxvi, 178, (18) pp.; this copy with the pasted errata slip. Original roan-backed printed boards (rubbed); rebacked with a new quarter tan calf leather spine, black label with 23k gold title lettering. Pages with foxing spots, areas of dampstaining, tears, ink inscriptions from previous owner, etc. to be expected from age. Professionally repaired, notes are as follows: Adhesive tape removed; adhesives cleaned from paper surfaces. Text sections separated, pages repaired as needed using japanese repair paper and methylcelulose adhesive. Text resewn by hand on new cords and backed.Original front paper cleaned and laid down with repairs along edges of leather. Rear paper replaced with period paper distressed to blend with original materials. New inner paper hinges; original paste downs retained. Missing flyleaves replaced with period paper. First edition. Howes M-824. Sabin 50811. American Imprints 25834. Allen Tennessee Imprints 1153. Allen Some Tennessee Rarities 36: "Rich in historical information, the alphabetical listing of towns and counties is an invaluable description of the state in 1834." Horn Twenty Tennessee Books 6: "Essential adjunct to the study or intelligent reading of early Tennessee history." Not Ex-Lib. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 100216

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Tennessee Gazetteer, or Topographical ...

Verlag: W. Hasell Hunt, Nashville, Tennessea

Erscheinungsdatum: 1834

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1. Auflage