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SMITH, WILLIAM. The History of the Province of New-York, from the first Discovery to the Year MDCCXXXII. to which is annexed, a Description of the Country, with a short Account of the Inhabitants, their Trade, Religious and Political State, and the Constitution of the Courts of Justice in that Colony... London, 1757. Engraved folding plate. 4to, period-style modern calf backed boards, g.e.; light staining and browning. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 84566; Howes S703; Streeter II:871 ("The first and classic history of New York").
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"Andrew Allen's 1761", signature and date on title page (cropped).