"History of the United States: From The Landing Of Columbus To The Signing Of The Peace Protocol With Spain" complete in three volumes, by Julian Hawthorne, published by Peter Fenelon Collier, New York, 1898. First edition with MDCCCXCVIII on the title page and copyright 1898.

Hard boards, original red cloth [a little surface wear], gold lettering on spines, 6" x 8.1/2"; 1150 pages + many illustrations on glossy paper, a little foxing, very good condition.

Julian Hawthorne (1846-1934) was an American writer and journalist, the son of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne and Sophia Peabody.

Provenance:

From the library of J. Griff Edwards, Portsmouth, Virginia, stamp is on the front endpaper of all volumes.

John Griff Edwards (1870?1912) belonged to the old established settler families in Virginia. His father and uncles served in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. The grandfather, LeRoy Griffin Edwards (1804-1866), was the president of the Confederate Convention of 1864. John's wife, Mrs. J. Griff Edwards founded and led the first of the 'United Confederate Choirs of America' (1907). After that she was elected the 'Commander in Chief of the United Confederate Choirs.' In 1911 she published a volume titled "Echoes From Dixie A Collection of Songs Used in the South."

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