Democracy in America
TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis de (1805-1859). Democracy in America; Democracy in America. Part the Second. Translated by Henry Reeve. New York: George Dearborn and J. & H.G. Langley, 1838 and 1840.
First American edition, likely review copy. With the blank leaf between the Appendix and Notes in vol. 1, sometimes absent. A contemporary pencil note in Part One states that this copy was sent to the editor of the North American Review by a Boston publisher. Sabin 96064 and 96065; Howes T-279.
Two volumes, octavo. (Some foxing.) Vol 1: brown publisher's cloth (rubbed, spine ends and corners chipped, corner torn from r.f.e.). Provenance: Editor of the North American Review (early pencil inscription from Jordan Weeks Co., Boston publishers). Vol 2: brown publisher's cloth (sunning, mild rubbing, light wear to extremeties, endpapers discolored). Provenance: George P. Bergen (early ownership inscription). Housed together in a custom morocco-backed slipcase.
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TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis de (1805-1859). Democracy in America; Democracy in America. Part the Second. Translated by Henry Reeve. New York: George Dearborn and J. & H.G. Langley, 1838 and 1840.
First American edition, likely review copy. With the blank leaf between the Appendix and Notes in vol. 1, sometimes absent. A contemporary pencil note in Part One states that this copy was sent to the editor of the North American Review by a Boston publisher. Sabin 96064 and 96065; Howes T-279.
Two volumes, octavo. (Some foxing.) Vol 1: brown publisher's cloth (rubbed, spine ends and corners chipped, corner torn from r.f.e.). Provenance: Editor of the North American Review (early pencil inscription from Jordan Weeks Co., Boston publishers). Vol 2: brown publisher's cloth (sunning, mild rubbing, light wear to extremeties, endpapers discolored). Provenance: George P. Bergen (early ownership inscription). Housed together in a custom morocco-backed slipcase.
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