first edition Hardcover
1882 · Madison, Wisconsin
by Butterfield, C. W.
Madison, Wisconsin: David Atwood, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. vii, 430 pages. Frontispiece steel engraving of George Washington. Steel engraved portrait of Irvine in text. Folding map present and in good condition. Green cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Cloth is edge worn on the outer joint, head and base of the spine, and on the corners. Front hinge cracked. Extensive light genealogical pencil notes written by a distant ancestor of General Irvine on the first 2 front blank end papers and on page vii. Another, earlier previous owner inscription on the verso of George Washington's engraving. Bookseller ticket upper left corner front paste down from "W J Park & Co. Booksellers Madison Wis."
Howes B 1068. (Inventory #: 30968)
Howes B 1068. (Inventory #: 30968)