first edition
1877
by GREENE, George Washington
1877. GREENE, George Washington. A SHORT HISTORY OF RHODE ISLAND. Providence: J. A. & R. A. Reid, 1877. First edition. xxvi + [2] + 356 pp. + 1 pp. publisher's advertisements. 8vo., brown cloth stamped in gilt, black and blind. Moderate shelfwear, corners bumped. Spine slightly frayed at heel and crown. Faint pencil to front flyleaf (coated brown endpapers). Tissue guard removed from frontispiece; title page partially detached at bottom edge. Interior clean and tight. Author's note (correction) tipped in after p. 287. B/w map in excellent condition. Very good plu.
(Inventory #: 84801)