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[AMERICAN HISTORY], Tales from American History, by the Author of "American Popular Lessons" &c.
New York J. & J. Harper, 1833. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall, Hard Cover, Fair. Volume III only of a three volume set, according to the title page "each volume comprising a distinct subject, and complete in itself". No. XI in the Boy's and Girl's Library series. This volume includes the discovery of North America, etc., including the apportionment of the New World by Pope Alexander VI to Spain and Portugal; Magellan and his voyages; English and Spanish exploration of the Americas; Pirates; a description of the distinct races of man; dicovery of Iceland and Greenland; expeditions of Ross and Parry; the Arctic; Hudson; settlement of Canada; and much more. Quite a bit of concentration on Greenland and the Arctic. Illustrated with engravings. Brown cloth with tan spine later added, 250 pages plus advertisements. Ex-library, with spine numbers, bookplate and stamp on title page. Condition is fair, with dampstains along the bottoms of the pages toward the front and rear. Pages mostly clean, text readable and complete.
Offered for US$ 20.00 by: Resource Books, LLC - Book number: 000139
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