For your consideration is a Lovely-Vintage,
Howard Pyle's Book of the American Spirit - The Romance of American History by Howard Pyle- Publisher: Harper & Brothers; New York. 1923 ,1st Edition, Illustrated Book.
This piece is an interesting step back in time. Ready for a new collector's home.
The contents are as follows:
COMING OF THE ENGLISH AND THE DUTCH
* Virginia, the First Permanent English Settlement in America
* Founding of Plymouth and Massachusetts
* Eventful Years in Colonial History
* The Dutch Founding of New York
* How Pennsylvania was Founded
* Salem in 1692
THE FRENCH COME UPON THE SCENE
* First French Efforts to Plant Colonies in the New World
* The Dream of La Salle
* Pioneers of the Old West
THE NATION
* Rumblings of the Storm
* The Storm Breaks
* The Colonies Declare their Independence
* The Nation Finds Itself
* The Second War for Independence
* Silent Heroes of War
Size approximately: 12-3/8 x 9 inches-345+ Pages.
Hardcover. Condition: Vintage Good. No Jacket. Half-bound in dark brown cloth with light brown boards, with paste-down color paper illustration on front cover, brown lettering on front cover, and faded gilt lettering on spine.
Inside: The text and Illustrations are mostly clean.
Please Note: This Rare Book was printed in 1923, so expect its condition to be such, but overall, good shape for the age.
Cosmetic condition is as clearly and accurately shown in the high-definition pictures provided.
Please inspect all of them carefully!
Overall, a rarity, and very uncommon. A really great Historic Book set to add to any good collection of Western Americana.