The History of Plymouth Colony by William Bradford Intro George F. Willison History Book Gifts Pilgrim books American Colonies

This is a very good hardcover. 1948 Walter J Black Publishing, Published for The Classics Club. Contains the original Classic Club Bulletin as originally issued. This copy is still very good inside. The pages are very good and clean with no markings seen. The binding is tight and straight. Hardcover boards are also very good with only a hint of shelf wear. Crown octavo book size or 5.5" x 8" with 428 pages.

In the 1940's The Classics Club published a series of books designed to provide the general public with classic literature and works of distinction. Walter J. Black published the books and they were designed with a fine binding appearance that owners could collect and display without breaking the bank. The bindings are very nice and feature very nice sewn (not glued) bindings with red top stain to outer edge. The Classics Club logo appears on the front and title/author lettering on spine. They were handsomely displayed by owners and collected for both appearance and substance

This is The History of Plymouth Colony by William Bradford. Intro by George F. Willison, Rhodes Scholar and author or Saints and Strangers. It is a narrative that tells the story of the birth of freedom in American with the settling of Plymouth Colony. Bradford's original manuscript disappeared during the American Revolution and it was the only complete copy of Bradford's history. In the middle of the 19th century it was traced to the library of Fulham Palace in London. After much legal wrangling, it was returned to America. This is Bradford's history.

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