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BURK, John Daly (1775?-1808). The History of Virginia from its First Settlement to the Present Day. Continued by Skelton JONES and Louis Hue GIRARDIN. Petersburg, Virginia: Dickson & Pescud for the Author, 1804, 1805, 1816.
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BURK, John Daly (1775?-1808). The History of Virginia from its First Settlement to the Present Day. Continued by Skelton JONES and Louis Hue GIRARDIN. Petersburg, Virginia: Dickson & Pescud for the Author, 1804, 1805, 1816.
4 volumes, 8o (212 x 129 mm). 20th-century sprinkled calf, spines gilt in 6 compartments, green morocco lettering pieces, edges gilt, by Zaehnsdorf for A.C. McClurg & Co. Provenance: Staunton Library Society (inscription in Volume IV, 1817); The Library at Carolands (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION inscribed by Louis Hue GIRARDIN to the Members of the Staunton Library Society. "This work, of which the first three volumes were written by Burk, was continued after his death, in 1808, by Skelton Jones and Louis Hue Girardin. Much of the matter for Volume 4, which relates to the Revolution, was supplied by Thomas Jefferson" (Church). Church, Howes and Sabin all note that Volume 4 is exceedingly rare, as most copies were destroyed in a fire. Church 1298; Howes B-971; Sabin 9723. (4)
4 volumes, 8o (212 x 129 mm). 20th-century sprinkled calf, spines gilt in 6 compartments, green morocco lettering pieces, edges gilt, by Zaehnsdorf for A.C. McClurg & Co. Provenance: Staunton Library Society (inscription in Volume IV, 1817); The Library at Carolands (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION inscribed by Louis Hue GIRARDIN to the Members of the Staunton Library Society. "This work, of which the first three volumes were written by Burk, was continued after his death, in 1808, by Skelton Jones and Louis Hue Girardin. Much of the matter for Volume 4, which relates to the Revolution, was supplied by Thomas Jefferson" (Church). Church, Howes and Sabin all note that Volume 4 is exceedingly rare, as most copies were destroyed in a fire. Church 1298; Howes B-971; Sabin 9723. (4)