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Memoirs of My Own Times. In Three Volumes, plus Diagrams and Plans, Illustrative of The Principal Battles and Military Affairs, Treated of In Memoirs of My Own Times.
Wilkinson, General James · Philadelphia
- Author
- Wilkinson, General James
- Date
- 1816
- Place
- Philadelphia
- Publisher
- Abraham Small
- Language
- English
- Binding
- 8vo.(5.25" x 8.25") 4to. Atlas (9" x 11.5") 4 volumes complete. The 3-8vo. texts in full treecalf leather. Spine with gilt title to red leather, gilt vol# below, gilt rule to head and foot. All edges yellowed. Edgewear, corners lightly bumped and rubbed, head and foot of spines lightly scuffed and/or rubbed, upper boards of vols. I, III with small white spot to leather edge. All volumes with prior owners names in old ink to first free endpaper of flyleaf, an additional signature to head of title page of Vol.I. All texts foxed to varying degrees. Vol.I with first free endpaper laid in, lacking first free flyleaf, last page of text with rough edged hole towards center of gutter about 4" long and 2" deep, affecting text. Includes 3 folding plates of manuscript facsimiles, 7 additional folded plates of charts at rear. Vol.II lacking lower corner of title page and next, not affecting text, lacking half-title with early paper repair to last page of text barely affecting a letter of two of text. Vol.III with two folding plates, the second plate with corner lacking, not affecting text, and tear to fold with no loss. Tall 4to. Atlas bound in tan paper with gilt title on brown leather to thin spine. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed. Foot of spine lacking 1" of material, top of both boards bent, cracking boards, some stains. Front pastedown with leather stamp (.75" x 1") to upper corner with tranference to opposite page, now cracked due to bent board. Large dampstain to title and advertisement page following, Plates 1, 2 are half-sheet, next is a large folding plate numbered 3, 4, 5. Plate 6 is full page, 7 half, plate 8 is half-page with full page before of "Explanation of Diagram VIII", plates 9, 10, 11 half-sheet, plates 12, 13 are full page and hand colored, 14 and a14 are full page. Plates 15, 16 are larger folding maps, 17 full page with page prior titled "Explanation of Diagrams XVII". Lastly, plates 18, 19, qne 20 half-page. Complete as called for. Overall an very important set of books with it's much more scarce Atlas.
- Format
- James Wilkinson, born in 1757, was a complex figure in American history, serving in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and later facing accusations of treason and involvement in questionable schemes. He was initially lauded for his military service, including his time as an aide to Major General Nathanael Greene, but later tarnished by accusations of double-dealing with the Spanish empire and participation in the Aaron Burr conspiracy.
- Category
- History & Americana
- Record
- S.I.7933
8vo.(5.25" x 8.25") 4to. Atlas (9" x 11.5") 4 volumes complete. 1816. Philadelphia: Abraham Small. The 3-8vo. texts in full tree calf leather. Spine with gilt title to red leather, gilt vol# below, gilt rule to head and foot. All edges yellowed. Edgewear, corners lightly bumped and rubbed, head and foot of spines lightly scuffed and/or rubbed, upper boards of vols. I, III with small white spot to leather edge. All volumes with prior owners names in old ink to first free endpaper of flyleaf, an additional signature to head of title page of Vol.I. All texts foxed to varying degrees. Vol.I with first free endpaper laid in, lacking first free flyleaf, last page of text with rough edged hole towards center of gutter about 4" long and 2" deep, affecting text. Includes 3 folding plates of manuscript facsimiles, 7 additional folded plates of charts at rear. Vol.II lacking lower corner of title page and next, not affecting text, lacking half-title with early paper repair to last page of text barely affecting a letter of two of text. Vol.III with two folding plates, the second plate with corner lacking, not affecting text, and tear to fold with no loss. Tall 4to. Atlas bound in tan paper with gilt title on brown leather to thin spine. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed. Foot of spine lacking 1" of material, top of both boards bent, cracking boards, some stains. Front pastedown with leather stamp (.75" x 1") to upper corner with tranference to opposite page, now cracked due to bent board. Large dampstain to title and advertisement page following, Plates 1, 2 are half-sheet, next is a large folding plate numbered 3, 4, 5. Plate 6 is full page, 7 half, plate 8 is half-page with full page before of "Explanation of Diagram VIII", plates 9, 10, 11 half-sheet, plates 12, 13 are full page and hand colored, 14 and a14 are full page. Plates 15, 16 are larger folding maps, 17 full page with page prior titled "Explanation of Diagrams XVII". Lastly, plates 18, 19, qne 20 half-page. Complete as called for. Overall an very important set of books with it's much more scarce Atlas.
James Wilkinson, born in 1757, was a complex figure in American history, serving in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and later facing accusations of treason and involvement in questionable schemes. He was initially lauded for his military service, including his time as an aide to Major General Nathanael Greene, but later tarnished by accusations of double-dealing with the Spanish empire and participation in the Aaron Burr conspiracy.
Condition
Good
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