THE FOUNDING OF A NATION [Two Volume Set]. The Story of the Pilgrim Fathers, Their Voyage on the Mayflower, Their Early Struggles, Hardships and Dangers, and the Beginnings of American Democracy: As Told in the Journals of Francis Beaumont, Cavalier.
first edition Hardcover
1915 · Cleveland, OH
by Gregg, Frank M.
Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1915. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). 2 volume set. Vol I: 341 pages of text, one color and two black & white illustrations, three color maps. Vol II: 346 pages of text, with a two-page color folding birds-eye view of Plymouth Plantation 1621, and three black & white illustrations. Publisher's original maroon hardcover cloth binding. Printed on thick Alexandra paper; top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Spines slightly darkened, minor wear to extremities; unobtrusive evidence of removal of adhesive sticker on both first free endpapers. Gilt spine lettering and front cover decoration.1000 copies printed, with an additional 502 sets bound from folded sheets in 1924. From Clark #100, this "is one of the few books in the historical romance genre published by the Clark Company. Francis Beaumont, a creation of the author, is the vehicle through which the story of the Mayflower and the Pilgrims is told. With care towards historical accuracy, the book is still basically a work of fiction. It is, in addition, the only Clark title published on a New England topic. This may be explained by the fact that Gregg was a close friend and business associate of Arthur H. Clark, Sr." Typography, Fine Press.. (Inventory #: 000059)