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The History of Minnesota; From The Earliest French Explorations To The Present Time [SIGNED]

Neill, Edward Duffield

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1858. First edition Ex-Library. Hardcover. Small Quarto. xlvii, 49-628 [4]pp., 2 maps, one folding. Original pebbled light brown cloth with debossed decorative ornamentation on covers, gilt lettering and debossed ruling on spine. Tan endpapers. Signed by author on dedication page. In-depth account of history and present of Minnesota, illustrated with two maps, one endpiece engraving and several charts. Contains four pages of publisher's advertisements at rear.

"The design of this History, is first, to show where Minnesota is, its characteristics and adaptations for a dense and robust population, and then consider the past and present dwellers on the soil. In addition to the knowledge from a residence of many years, during the hours not occupied by professional duties, the works of Charlevoix, La Harpe, Hennepin, the Jesuit Relations, French Official Documents, and the atlases of De l'Isle, Robert, Buache, Vaugondy, Moll, and others, besides separate charts, have been examined." (Preface).

Some sunning of covers, some light wear along edges and partially sunned. Library plate on inside front cover. Inked name of previous owner on front free endpaper. Blind-stamps on title page and last page. Library stamp on verso of title page, and library pocket with card on inside back cover. Good to very good condition. Item #53996

Price: $275.00