THE HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA; CONTAINING A REVIEW OF THE CUSTOMS AND MANNERS OF THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS; THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF THE BRITISH COLONIES; AND THEIR RISE AND PROGRESS.By the Reverend Mr. Cooper. TO WHICH IS NOW ADDED, AN APPENDIX CONTAINING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, AND WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS.

Edité par Catskill, [NY]: Printed by M. Croswell, for John Shaw, Book-seller, and Book-binder, 1811., 1811

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RARE MACKAY CROSWELL CATSKILL NEW YORK IMPRINT - Octavo, 6-10/16 inches high by 4-2/16 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in original marbled paper covered boards backed with a tan calf spine, titled "American Revolution" in gilt on the spine. The covers are heavily rubbed and chipped and the front cover is detached. Pages [i]-xii, [1], and pages 14-264. There is evidence of early worming to the top front corner of the first 2 leaves. There is some scattered foxing and staining throughout with occasional pencil annotations. An internally good copy of this rare imprint. RARE CATSKILL NEW YORK IMPRINT.Although for many years attributed to the Reverend William Cooper [see Howes C-761], modern scholarship has identified the author as being Richard Johnson, (1733 or 1734-1793), He wrote the text for Elizabeth Newbery, who published the first edition in 1789. [M.J.P. Weedon, "Richard Johnson and the Successors to John Newbery," The Library (1949), pp. 25-63]. Richard Johnson also wrote an adaptation for children of several stories of the "Thousand and one nights" under the pseudonym Reverend J. Cooper. It appeared under the title "The Oriental moralist, or the beauties of the Arabian nights entertainments", accompanied with suitable reflections adapted to each story in 1790.Mackay Croswell, (1765-1847), was an important early printer in the Hudson Valley who started the first Catskill New York newspaper, "The Catskill Packet", in 1792. Together with his brother Thomas he opened a book and print shop in Catskill in 1790. Mackay was soon joined in the the business of journalism by his brother Harry Croswell. In 1800, the paper was renamed "The Western Constellation" in 1800 and was co-edited by Mackay and Harry. For a brief period, the brothers mentored a well-known future journalist, Thurlow Weed who worked in their print shop.…

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THE HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA; CONTAINING A REVIEW OF THE CUSTOMS AND MANNERS OF THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS; THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF THE BRITISH COLONIES; AND THEIR RISE AND PROGRESS.By the Reverend Mr. Cooper. TO WHICH IS NOW ADDED, AN APPENDIX CONTAINING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, AND WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS.
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(Cooper, Rev. William). Johnson, Richard (1733 or 1734-1793).
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Catskill, [NY]: Printed by M. Croswell, for John Shaw, Book-seller, and Book-binder, 1811.
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1811
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