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[Massachusetts], Porter

THE JACKSONS AND THE LEES. Two Generations of Massachusetts Merchants 1765-1844

Harvard University Press, 1937

355.50 €

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Year of publication
1937
Place of printing
Cambridge
Author
[Massachusetts], Porter
Publishers
Harvard University Press
Edition
SCARCE FIRST EDITION WITH FINE LEE FAMILY PROVENANCE. The
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

2 volumes. First Edition. Presentation Copy. With Fine Provenance. Inscribed by Henry Lee Shattuck to George C. Shattuck, both grandsons of Colonel Henry Lee, and descendants of Jonathan Jackson and Joseph Lee, Sr. and members of the families about which the book is written. The inscription is dated November 1937 at the time of publication. Profusely illustrated throughout, with 31 full-page illustrations in Vol.I, and 18 in Vol. II, along with very expansive descriptions concerning each of the illustrations. 8vo, publisher's original crimson cloth, the spine panels lettered in gilt, top edges gilt. xx, 772; xiii, [3], 73-1625 pp. A very handsome set, very well preserved, the cloth with minimal evidence of age, the bindings tight and strong, the text-blocks clean and near as pristine.