Description
The first edition of Historical Collections of Virginia by Henry Howe, published in 1845.
Octavo, x, [11]-544pp. Three-quarter red morocco, red cloth boards, title in gilt on the spine. Originally bound in cloth. Top edge gilt. Includes engraved frontispiece portrait, engraved title page, numerous engraved plates, in-text illustrations, and a hand colored fold-out map of the State of Virginia. Light wear to tips, solid text block, front hinge showing light wear. Bound by Stikeman & Company of New York.
(Sabin 33301) (Howes H, 722)
Also published by William Babcock in 1846 and 1856 in Charleston, SC.
Full Title: Historical Collections of Virginia; Containing a Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c., Relating to its History and Antiquities, together with Geographical and Statistical Descriptions. To Which is Appended, an Historical and Descriptive Sketch of the District of Columbia. Illustrated by Over 100 Engravings.
