The History Of North America By Reverend Mr. Cooper 1795.
Item History & Price
Offered is a very old and RARE book entitled The History of North America: Containing, a Review of the Customs and Manners of the OriginalInhabitants; The First Settlement of the British Colonies, Their Rise and ProgressFrom the Earliest Period to the Time of Their Becoming United, Free andIndependent States.The author is printed as "the Rev. Mr. Cooper" According to some sources I have seen on the internet, Mr. Cooper is a pseudonym for Richard Johnson.The book is smal...l being only 5 inches x 3 1/4 inches and is 162 pages inlength. A book with the same title is being The book was printed and sold in New York by William Durrell at No. 208Pearl Street. Oddly, this book does not have a publicationdate. There are two 2nd editions of this book being offered now on Ebay, amazingly, one at $2, 500 and the other at $1, 200. They are both listed assecond Editions, have a few plates and printed by Lansingburgh by Silvester Tiffany for Thomas Spencer, Albany published in 1795. ABE booksellers also has several copies at over $1000 each.Could the copy I am offering, published in New York, be a 1st edition ofthis historic book? There are ten chapters. At the end of each is a chronologyof events in that chapter. There are no plates/engravings in this book. It hasbeen professionally bound with a firm green marbled cover and strongspine with gold lettering.I am no expert, but if it is a first edition, its rarity and value wouldbe significantly more. It is a great read too! I am offering it at what I consider a reasonable price comparedwith similar copies of this book. Good luck in bidding!
