History of Massachusetts, from 1764, to July, 1775 [/ From July, 1775... to the Year 1789... / From the Year 1790, to 1820]

Boston: Richardson and Lord, 1822, 1825, 1829. First Edition. First printings. Octavo (22cm). Three vols in later brown half-calf, marbled paper over boards, titled in gilt on black spine labels; plain endpapers; vol. I: [i]-vii [8]-414pp; vol. II: 376pp; vol. III: [i]-xv [16]-327pp. Vols I and III bound without half-titles. Straight, tight copies, rubbed, joints cracked but holding, loss tomleather on upper rear board of vol. II, occasional minor foxing but generally clean: just Very Good.

Classic early history of the state, published in three volumes over seven years. John Belknap's copy, with his signature to front pastedowns. SABIN 7220-7222. HOWES 698. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 8165, 19845.