HISTORICAL LETTERS, INCLUDING A BRIEF BUT GENERAL VIEW OF THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, CIVIL, MILITARY, AND RELIGIOUS, FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO YEAR OF OUR LORD 1820
1821 · Georgetown, D.C.
by Colvin, John B.
Georgetown, D.C.: Published by Joseph Milligan. Jacob Gideon, Jun. Printer. Washington City, 1821. Second edition. 17 cm. vii, [1], vi, [1], 8-290pp., 5pp. subscribers list. Full leather binding. Rubbing to front joint, spine with gilt rules and devices, black leather title label. Subscriber's list has a few cut outs affecting a handful of the names. Bookplate of John B. Larner, Banker of Washington and Trust. The first edition was 1812. Colvin was a correspondent of Thomas Jefferson. (Inventory #: 63344)