Five different publications, bound together in one volume. 132, 114, 90, 47, 86 pp. 8vo. Late nineteenth century half black morocco and marbled boards, spine tooled in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt.
Includes a 3-page autograph letter signed by William B. Reed, dated Philadelphia, December 29, 1868, tipped-in following title page of first title. Titles bound in the following order: President [William] Reed of Pennsylvania, a Reply to Mr. George Bancroft and Others, 3rd Ed. 1867; Joseph Reed: A Historical Essay by George Bancroft, Widdleton, 1867; Nuts for Future Historians to Crack, Horace W. Smith, 1856; Correspondence and Remarks upon Bancroft’s History of the Northern Campaign of 1777, and…Major-Gen. Philip Schuyler by George Schuyler. Francis, 1867; and Nathanael Greene…concerning Major-Gen. Greene, in the 9th volume of Bancroft’s History… Ticknor & Fields, 1866. A related clipped article and a description entry with poem for Reed & Cadwallader Pamphlets (1763) bound in.
Condition:
Splitting joints with glue repairs, cracking to spine, mild rubbing and edge wear; front hinge nearly cracked through, occasional marginal chips to pages, bookplate removal causing a gouge to front pastedown, scattered pencil marks within; good or better. Sold with all faults.