American History Series by Jacob Abbott
| 1. Aboriginal America |
(Copyright 1860) |
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| 2. Discovery of America |
(Copyright 1860) |
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| 3. Southern Colonies |
(Copyright 1860) |
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| 4. Northern Colonies |
(Copyright 1862) |
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| 5. Wars of the Colonies |
(Copyright 1863) |
First edition note "ready in August" for book #4. |
| 6. Revolt of the Colonies |
(Copyright 1864) |
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| 7. War of the Revolution |
(Copyright 1864) |
First edition from ads states "ready in November" for this
book. |
| 8. Washington |
(Copyright 1865) |
First edition notes in back ads Walter in Constantinople (in
press) |
These books were co-published with Gould & Lincoln, Boston.
Volumes #7 and #8 originally were advertised as:
Boston in Seventy-Five and New York in Seventy-Six, respectively.
Originally twelve titles were planned. Numbers 9-12 were never
published and are phantom titles:
9. Carolinas in Seventy-Five
10. Campaign in the Jerseys
11. Burgoyne and Cornwallis
12. Federal Constitution
Reprints of this series' books were published by Thomas Y. Crowell
& Company in 1883.
There are no dates on the title pages so the edition must be determined
by the ads in the books.
Numerous maps and illustrations.
For greater details about this series See: http://jacobabbott.com/American/index.html
Format 1 (1860-1863)
Pebbled cloth. Brown. The earliest 1860 books have no ads in the back
of the books. Later 1860 copyright books in this format have ads that
can be used to help date the volume.
The first editions of the 1860 volumes note C. A. Alford as the printer
on the copyright page. Later editions have no printer listed or note C.
S. Westcott & Co.
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This is the first edition of Book V - Wars of the Colonies
Note that the ad for the series says "Ready in August" for book #4
Format 2: (1864-late 1860's)
Cloth. Blindstamped. Chain link peripheral cover design. Gilt
lettering and illustration on the spine. 7" x 4.75".
Format 3. (Late 1860's-Early 1870's)
Cloth. Various colors. Gilt flag on the cover and lettering on the
spine. 7" x 4.75"
