10-30-201610-30-2016
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October 30, 2016 11:00 AMCalender
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A Concise Historical Account of all the British Colonies in North-America, Comprehending their Rise, Progress, and Modern State; Partic

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2950BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 30, 2016 11:00AM

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A Concise Historical Account of all the British Colonies in North-America, Comprehending their Rise, Progress, and Modern State; Particularly of the Massachusets-Bay (The Seat of the Present Civil War.) London: for J. Bew, 1775. First edition, octavo, with the large folding typographical table present at the end, in good condition, later half leather, ex libris Andrew Christian Zabriskie (1853-1916),with his bookplate inside the front board (Zabriskie had the Hudson River estate "Blithewood" designed and built during the gilded age, it is now part of Bard College); both boards detached, 8 x 5 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

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