1856 American Revolution Memoirs Elkanah Watson Slavery
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Elkanah Watson was an early American traveler, scholar, and businessman who is best-remembered for his numerous journals. Following his death, his son collected and edited his journals and published them under the title “Men and the Times of the Revolution”. Watsons journals covered a wide variety of topics including information on George Washington, John Adams, encounters with Catawba Indians, letters of Madison and Jefferson, the American Revolution, and much more.
Item number: #17108
Price: $499
WATSON, Elkanah
Men and times of the Revolution, or, Memoirs of Elkanah Watson : including journals of travels in Europe and America, from 1777 to 1842
New York : Dana and Company, 1856.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
XVI, 460
Provenance: Bookplate
Chas. A Farnham, 1856 – This book was presented to Charles A Farnham at the Mechanics Society School for high marks on his spring examinations. Also signed by John F. Jenkins, principal, and L. M. Stevens, chairman of the school committee.
Ernest J. Wessen – Ernest J. Wessen was a 20th century rare book collector and proprietor of the Midland Rare Book Company. He produced a short run of pamphlets called Midland Notes between 1937 and 1969, detailing the rare and antique books of his day, and was known to be oddly exclusive in his clientele.
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Cloth
Size: ~9.25in X 6.25in (23.5cm x 16cm)
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17108
Elkanah Watson was an early American traveler, scholar, and businessman who is best-remembered for his numerous journals. Following his death, his son collected and edited his journals and published them under the title “Men and the Times of the Revolution”. Watsons journals covered a wide variety of topics including information on George Washington, John Adams, encounters with Catawba Indians, letters of Madison and Jefferson, the American Revolution, and much more.
Item number: #17108
Price: $499
WATSON, Elkanah
Men and times of the Revolution, or, Memoirs of Elkanah Watson : including journals of travels in Europe and America, from 1777 to 1842
New York : Dana and Company, 1856.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
XVI, 460
Provenance: Bookplate
Chas. A Farnham, 1856 – This book was presented to Charles A Farnham at the Mechanics Society School for high marks on his spring examinations. Also signed by John F. Jenkins, principal, and L. M. Stevens, chairman of the school committee.
Ernest J. Wessen – Ernest J. Wessen was a 20th century rare book collector and proprietor of the Midland Rare Book Company. He produced a short run of pamphlets called Midland Notes between 1937 and 1969, detailing the rare and antique books of his day, and was known to be oddly exclusive in his clientele.
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Cloth
Size: ~9.25in X 6.25in (23.5cm x 16cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
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1856 American Revolution Memoirs Elkanah Watson Slavery
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