first edition Hardcover
1849 · Manchester, N. H.
by Smith, Isaac W.
Manchester, N. H.: American Office - James O. Adams, Printer, 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. [2], 84 pages. Includes a "Correction" slip tipped in after the title page. Dark green cloth covered boards. Dark green leather corners and spine. Marbled end sheets. Light rubs to the binding extremities. Originally issued in wraps this bound copy has 87 blank sheets of paper following page 84. Previous owner's inscription - "Eliza Little 1899" written on the first front blank end sheet. Another inscription on the second front blank end paper reads "Sarah Little Gray Book Fred S. Little." A blue printed folding genealogy of George Little (1618-1692) Newbury, Massachusetts is tipped in after page 84. At the bottom corner of this folded, printed document is the hand written inscription - "With the regards of James P. Roupeau Newburyport July 4th 1852." The document is lightly foxed and toned. A small closed tear at the bottom fold of the paper. A clipped piece of paper with writing "Charlotte H Little Born Nov. 25, 1834 Died July 16 1857" laid inside the book.
(Inventory #: 26570)