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FIRST EDITION, 1779. TWO VOLUME COMPLETE SET. The First History of South Carolina. Howes H452. Printed for Alexander Donaldson, London, 1779. Matching hardcover set. Rebound in black cloth, covers are plain. Spines bear orange leather labels stamped in gilt, along with the volume numbers. Top edges gilt. Endpapers are gray. Leaves are printed on laid paper. Includes "The first set of the fundamental constitutions of South Carolina / as compiled by Mr. John Locke"/ pages 321-347. Vol. I: xiv, 347 pp; Vol II: ix, 309 pp. On a shelf, this set spans 2.5 inches.
ABOUT THIS SET: The "earliest history of the region", Howes H452. "Justin Winsor calls this work the 'earliest account of South Carolina cast in a sustained retrospective spirit'. Hewatt, an Englishman who at one time lived at Charleston, was a keen collector of historical documents". (Streeter II, 1133). "In Volume I, [Hewatt] gives a sympathetic and balanced account of Indian life and customs, based i...more details below |
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