J Thomas Scharf / History of Western Maryland Being History of Frederick 1st ed 1882

 

LOOK AS THIS HAS DAMAGE ON SPINES & THIS HAS PROPERTY OF HERALD MAIL WRITTEN ON MANY PAGES THROUGHOUT EACH BOOK

 

History of Western Maryland. Being a History of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the Earliest Period to the Present Day (1882): Including Biographical Sketches of their Representative Men (2 Volumes, Complete)

Author: Scharf, J. Thomas

Title: History of Western Maryland. Being a History of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the Earliest Period to the Present Day: Including Biographical Sketches of their Representative Men (2 Volumes, Complete)

Publication: Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts, 1882

 

Quarto. [1]-788; iv, 789-1560 pp., frontis, maps, plates. First edition. As issued, in publisher's decorative boards backed in morocco; all edges gilt. Light rubbing to the extremities including some moderate wear to the front joint of Volume I; occasional marginalia and check marks in the margin, typically in pencil but occasionally in ink (looks to be examples both early and modern).

 

An extensive history of the region including more than 150 pages directly about the Civil War. Profusely illustrated with in-text as well as engraved plates and portraits—more than 100 of them, all present as called for. Additionally, two hand-colored bifolium maps of the state. A stately and exhaustive history. Howes S-148, "aa"; Dornbusch V, 1846.

 

Seller ID: 10774

 

Subject: Americana, Rare Book Room