THE NATURAL HISTORY OF NORTH-CAROLINA. With an account of the trade, manners, and customs of the Christian and Indian inhabitants. Illustrated with Copper-Plates, whereon are curiously Engraved the Map of the Country, several strange Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Snakes, Insects, Trees, and Plants, &c
Raleigh: Reprinted by Authority of the Trustess of the Public Libraries, 1911. Facsimile Reprint. Cloth. (1911) Facsimile edition of the 1737 Dublin edition. A Good - copy. 8vo., (iv), 418 pp., illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, and 4 b&w plates. Bound in tan cloth with beveled boards, with titles in gilt. Light shelf wear to tips, edges and spine. Title lettering on the spine faded. The first page of Grime's foreword (or Note) is detached, and has been for a long time, as the fore-edge and lower edge of that sheet are now chipped from overhanging the text block. Both hinges are cracking with webbing showing. Map present and clean. The last two pages of Index along with two end papers are detached. Previous owners name inside front cover, otherwise text appears clean and unmarked. Howes B-762. Good +. Item #36616
Howes' entry: "Shameless piracy from John Lawson's HISTORY OF CAROLINA, q.v., with travel portions omitted and slight additions. Grime's 3 page foreword addresses these allegations and explains many away.
Price: $300.00