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Farnham, Charles Haight.. A LIFE OF FRANCIS PARKMAN.. Little, Brown, and Company, Boston: 1901., 1901.

Price: US$19.00 + shipping

Description: pp. xv, 394, (2) [Publisher's catalogue] + Photogravure Frontis from a daguerreotype of Parkman as a young man and another photogravure plate of an older Parkman. Top edge gold. Bookplate of Julia T. Kerr. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding. Spine darkened with small loss at head. Hardbound. "Francis Parkman (1823-1893) is best known as a historian, and particularly as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life, and his monumental seven volume France and England in North America. These works are considered masterpieces of both history and literature. He was also a horticulturist, briefly a Professor of Horticulture at Harvard University. In 1846, Parkman travelled west on a hunting expedition, where time living with the Sioux tribe, at a time when they were struggling with some of the effects of contact with Europeans, such as epidemic disease and alcoholism. This experience led Parkman to write about American Indians with a much different tone from earlier, more sympathetic portrayals represented by the "noble savage". Writing in the era of "Manifest Destiny", Parkman believed that the conquest and displacement of American Indians represented progress, a triumph of "civilization" over "savagery", a common view at the time. A scion of a wealthy Boston family, Parkman had enough money to pursue his research without having to worry too much about finances. His financial stability was enhanced by his modest lifestyle, and later, by the royalties from his book sales. He was thus able to commit much of his time to research, as well as to travel. He travelled across North America, visiting most of the historical locations he wrote about, and made frequent trips to Europe seeking original documents with which to further his research. Parkman's accomplishments are all the more impressive in light of the fact that he suffered from a debilitating neurological illness, which plagued him his entire life, and which was never properly diagnosed. He was often unable to walk, and for long periods he was effectively blind, being unable to stand but the slightest amount of light. Much of his research involved having people read documents to him, and much of his writing was written in the dark, or dictated to others." AMERICANA BOX 8 0.0

Seller: FAMILY ALBUM, Kinzers, PA, U.S.A.

Charles Haight Farnham. A life of Francis Parkman (Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893. Works. Champlain ed). Little, Brown, and Company, 1901.

Price: US$23.45 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Hardcover. No DJ. INSCRIBED TO PREVIOUS OWNER AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers (green boards with gilt lettering on spine) show light edge wear. Binding loosening slightly but still intact. Title page is loose from binding but present.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.

Parkman, Francis. La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West (France and England in North America Part Third). Little, Brown & Company, Boston, 1901.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Decorative brown boards with embossed Victorian designs and gilt lettering on the spine. Illustrated with maps including a fold-out frontis. Binding is tight and pages are generally clean with light age toning to the edges, lengthy gift inscription on first title page. Very attractive volume. Francis Parkman Jr. (1823 – 1893) was the patriarch of the Flores-Parkman family, and an American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life and his monumental seven-volume France and England in North America. These works are still valued as historical sources and as literature.

Seller: Hudson River Book Shoppe, Waldwick, NJ, U.S.A.

Farnham, Charles Haight. A Life of Francis Parkman. Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1901.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1901. Farnham (1841-1929) wrote this biography of the great American historian as part of the "New Library Edition" of Parkman's works. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Olive green cloth binding, with decorative gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; xv, 394 pages, with two pages of publisher adverts in the rear. Internally this is a Fine copy with an exceptionally bright an fresh textblock. Gilt on the spine somewhat dulled, and some spots at the lower edges of the covers. A nice copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.

Farnham, Charles Haight. A Life of Francis Parkman. Little Brown, Boston, 1901.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition. Dark green silk binding, gold titles, top edge gilt. Antique library bookplate, hand-numbered and hand-dated (1901). Frontispiece engraved portrait, protective tissue. 394 pp. including appendices, a bibliography of Parkman's writings, a long poem, "The New Hampshire Rangers", Theodore Parker's criticism of "Pontiac", and two pages of advertising of other Parkman's works published by Little, Brown. Light tape shadow to boards, usual library markings, very good condition.

Seller: Rose's Books IOBA, Harwich Port, MA, U.S.A.

Francis Parkman.. [Blad Book]: THE WRITINGS OF FRANCIS PARKMAN AMERICA'S MOST EMINENT HISTORIAN. LA SALLE EDITION.. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1901.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 8vo, gilt stamped red morocco, edges worn, alternate cloth spine with printed label mounted to inside rear cover, the contents bearing much promotional material for this set of books, including a quantity of plain and color gravure illustrated plates, often the work of Howard Pyle or Frederic Remington. BLAD BOOKS such as this were designed for the use of salesmen to drum up interest in the book. BLAD is the abbreviation for "book layout and design." A good+ copy.

Seller: Steve Finer - Rare Books, Greenfield, MA, U.S.A.

Charles Haight Farnham. A Life of Francis Parkman. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1901.

Price: US$65.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Limited (1028/1200) 'Champlain Edition'; association copy. Near Fine HC, no DJ. Green calico-grain cloth over boards with paper spine panel printed with red and black titles; top edge gilt; untrimmed fore edges; 2 color title page; laid paper; tissue-guarded frontispiece and interior plates. Bright, clean covers and spine; spine cloth slightly age darkened; paper label on spine age darkened but legible - new additional spine label tipped in at rear end papers; slightly bumped at cover top fore corners; tightly bound; bookplate on front pastedown 'To | Ellsworth Bunker | with affecionate regards | from the American Red Cross Staff | December 31, 1956'; bright, clean interior; many leaves unopened at fore edges - never been read. From the collection of Ellsworth Bunker (U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Italy, India, Nepal, South Vietnam, Organization of American States; president of the American Red Cross; and twice recipient of U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom). 8vo, 394 pp; index, bibliography of Parkman works; illustrated.

Seller: Lee Madden, Book Dealer, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.

Parkman, Francis. A Half-Century of Conflict. France and England in North America, Part Sixth. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1901.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Description: Two volumes 8vo., xi(4)368pp.; vii(4)416pp. Beautiful 2-volume part sixth of the "New Library Edition" of Parkman's works originally stretching to 13 volumes. Bound in 3/4 navy morocco over marbled paper-covered boards. Bordered in gilt. Titles in gilt on spine. t.e.g. Marbeled end-papers. Frontis illustration in each volume. Square, tight and clean throughout with no internal toning or foxing. Rubbing to hinges, spine ends and tips. Mild ear to spines that are toned to brown. A very handsome collectable set at a great price.

Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.

Francis Parkman. THE WORKS OF FRANCIS PARKMAN (12 VOLUMES). Little, Brown, and Co., Boston, 1901.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 12 8vos in green cloth with gilt top edges. VG. Occasional wear to boards. Bindings are strong. Text blocks are clean and tight. Name on front flyleaf of the first few volumes. Texts are pristine. No writing or markings of any kind. Photos are of the actual book you will receive. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box. Extra shipping for large set already included in the price.

Seller: Lost Time, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.

Charles Haight Farnham. Francis Parkman's Works. New Library Edition: Pioneers of France in the New World; The Jesuits in North America; La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West; The Old Regime in Canada; Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV; A Half Century of Conflict; Moncalm and Wolfe; The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the India War After the Conquest of Canada; The Oregon Trail By Francis Parkman A Life of Francis Parkman. Little, Brown, and Company 1901-1903, Boston, 1901.

Price: US$455.06 + shipping

Description: A scarce full collection of New Library Edition of Francis Parkman's Works with photogravure illustrations to frontispieces and with maps and illustrations throughout some volumes. together with A Life of Francis Parkman by Charles Haight Farnham illustra In twelve volumes complete with an additional volume. Volumes are as follows: Pioneers of France in the New World France and England in North America Part First (in one volume); The Jesuits in North America France and England in North America Part Second (in one volume); La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West France and England in North America Part Third (in one volume); The Old Regime in Canada France and England in North America Part Fourth (in one volume); Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV. France and England in North America Part Fifth (in one volume); A Half Century of Conflict. France and England in North America Part Sixth (in two volumes); Moncalm and Wolfe. France and England in North America Part Seventh (in two volumes); The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the India War After the Conquest of Canada (in two volumes); The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life (in one volume). Francis Parkman (1823 - 1893) was an American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life and his monumental seven-volume France and England in North America. These works are still valued as history and especially as literature, although the biases of his work have met with criticism. He was also a leading horticulturist, briefly a Professor of Horticulture at Harvard University and the first leader of the Arnold Arboretum, and author of several books on the topic. Parkman has been hailed as one of America's great historians and as a master of narrative history. His work has been praised by historians who have published essays in new editions of his work, including Pulitzer Prize winners C. Vann Woodward, Allan Nevins and Samuel Eliot Morison, along with Wilbur R. Jacobs, John Keegan, William Taylor, Mark Van Doren, David Levin, among others. Famous artists such as Thomas Hart Benton and Frederic Remington have illustrated Parkman's books. Numerous translations have spread the books around the world. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown also stating '13 volumes'. W.B. Clarke Co. Booksellers and Stationers labels to front free endpapers. In cloth bindings with decorative gilt spines. Externally, in excellent condition with minor wear to extremities and odd slight mark and slight stains to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright and clean throughout with only the odd handling mark. Very Good Indeed

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Francis Parkman.. Francis Parkman's Works. New Library Edition. 13 vols 3/4 brown morocco fine binding, 1901.. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company,, 1901.

Price: US$900.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: New Library Edition, 13 volumes, 8vo (8.25 in x 5.25 in), numerous plates. Fine binding of three-quarter brown hard grain morocco and marbled boards, backs in six gilt paneled compartments, gilt lettered in the second and third, top edges gilt, matching marbled endpapers. Very good clean bright set with some light wear to edges corner and extremities, some rubs and scuffs, one broken top corner of a front free endpaper, a couple of endcaps slightly chipped. Sheets and plates clean, unmarked, complete. H10319 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 5 days of cleared payment. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping.

Seller: J & J House Booksellers, ABAA, Kennett Square, PA, U.S.A.