Robertson, William.. An Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India;. William Young, 1792.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: First American edition. Issued without maps. Full contemporary calf. viii, [1], 14-420 p. Front board detached, moderate chipping to edges of boards. Toning and foxing. Contemporary signature of Dan Sturgeon, Senator from Pennsylvania. Later signature of L.D. Huston of Lexington KY. Rev. Huston as a noted Southern sympathizer who was barred from his church for inciting rebellion. Evans 24752.

Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.

Robertson, William. An HISTORICAL DISQUISITION concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of INDIA ; and the PROGRESS of TRADE with that COUNTRY prior to the Discovery of the Passage to it by the CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. With an APPENDIX [.] by Robertson, William. William Young, Philadelphia, 1792., 1792.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: First US ed. (first ed. Scotland 1791); 420 p., unwritten upon except for the signature of the former owner in small elegant hand on upper edge of t.p. but the end pages, front and back, are quite stained; the boards are detached, the front board scuffed and stained and the last very much abraded so that the leather is missing in one area; the gilt lettering on a darker brown patch on spine, reading "Robertson's India" is legible. Despite staining of the paste downs and end pages by some miracle the t.p. is only age-toned at edges; the paper extraordinarily fine and only mildly age-toned. No maps or ill. Remainder of subtitle: "APPENDIX, Containing Observations on the Civil Policy--the Laws and Judicial Proceedings--the Arts--the Sciences--and Religious Institutions, of the INDIANS." Probably this extremely rare book is not available elsewhere--it deserves to finally be carefully preserved.

Seller: My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.

Robertson, William. Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients Had of India. Printed by William Young, Philadelphia, 1792.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Size: 8 1/2" x 5 1/4". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Full leather with gilt stamping on spine and red spine label, 420 pages. Title continues: "and the Progress of Trade with that Country prior to the Discovery of the Passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope. With an Appendix, Containing Observations on the Civil Policy -- the Laws and Judicial Proceedings--the Arts--the Sciences--and Religious Institutions, of the Indians". Covers worn at extremities, overall staining, previous owner's name in ink on front free end paper and title page, Albany Library ink stamp on title page, found one instance of a pencil note in margin on p. 69 and a couple faint notes on rear end papers, scattered instances of light staining. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3 lbs 0 oz. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 014977.

Seller: Dennis Holzman Antiques, Cohoes, NY, U.S.A.

Robertson, William. An Historical Disquisition Concerning The Knowledge Which The Ancients Had Of India; And The Progress Of Trade With That Country Prior To The Discovery Of The Passage To It By The Cape Of Good Hope. With an Appendix, containing observations on the Civil Policy - the Laws and Judicial Proceedings - the Arts - the Sciences - and Religious Institutions, of the Indians. William Young, Philadelphia, 1792.

Price: US$216.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Published without maps. Professionally rebound in green cloth with the original red leather spine label stamped in gilt. Moderate foxing throughout.

Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.