The history of our country from the discovery of America to the present time : including a comprehensive historical introduction, copious annotations, a list of authorities and references, etc. / by Edward S. Ellis ; illustrators, C.M. Relyea ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916.

Contributor:

Relyea, C. M. (Charles M.), 1863-1932.

Books in Parts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History.

United States.

History.

Genre:

Advertisements -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- 20th century.

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor)

Physical Description:

72 parts : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm

Edition:

Edition de luxe.

Place of Publication:

Cincinnati : Jones Brothers Publishing Co., [1910]

Notes:

General t.p. issued in pt. 1; special title pages issued in several subsequent parts.

"The édition de luxe is limited to five hundred copies"--T.p. verso.

Publisher varies: t.p. issued in pts. 46 and 55 has "Indianapolis, Ind., J.H. Woolling & Company". Date varies: t.p. issued in pt. 19 has 1905 as latest copyright date; t.p. issued in pt. 64 has 1918 as latest copyright date.

Parts issued in color-illustrated wrappers printed with publisher's advertisement.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.

Penn Libraries copy 1 housed in 4 boxes.

Penn Libraries copy 1 imperfect: pt. 7 wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 1: pt. 13 has picture on p. 409 cut out with some loss of text on p. 410; pt. 42 has picture on p. 1334 cut out with substantial damage to picture on p. 1333.

Penn Libraries copy 1: most parts have ms. pagination note on front wrapper; pts. 70-72 have ms. contents note on front wrapper; pt. 13 has ms. note ("Damaged") on front wrapper; pt. 72 has some ms. pencil notes in top margin of text.

Penn Libraries copy 1 is not numbered.

Penn Libraries copies 2 and 3 housed in 2 boxes.

Penn Libraries copy 2 imperfect: RBC has pts. 4, 14, 16-18, 24-25, 28-30, 34-35, 39, 41, 43, 45-46, 48-52 only; general title leaf wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 2: pt. 14 has ms. part number on front wrapper; pts. 25, 29 and 41each has ms. note of pagination on front wrapper.

Penn Libraries copy 2 is not numbered.

Penn Libraries copy 3 imperfect: RBC has pts. 28, 30 and 46 only; general title leaf wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 3: pt. 28 has ms. part number on front wrapper.

Penn Libraries copy 3 is not numbered.

OCLC:

259242616