Description: Greetings! Old Saratoga Books is pleased to offer: Geography Made Easy: Being an Abridgment of the American Universal Geography, by Jedidiah Morse, Boston: Thomas & Andrews, 1807, eleventh edition, corrected by the author. Full tree calf binding with maroon gilt-titled leather lettering piece on spine. Gilt ruling on spine. Two folding maps: a frontispiece world map (missing outer half) and a map of North America and the Caribbean islands. 431pp. Good. Boards splayed and worn, foxing, several small waterstains and ink stains, penciled owner signatures on front pastedown endpaper. Howes M850 notes that this was the “first American school geography and first American book describing the Western country.” Sabin 50936. Interesting opinions and observations throughout the text, including description of indigenous people, mention of the venomous spit of South American llamas, Mexico’s floating gardens, American birds, alligators, and other wildlife, as well as commentary about African countries on the Slave Coast to make “some amends [which] could be made for past treachery to the natives.” Morse is best known as a minister and educator, as well as the metaphorical “father of American geography” and biological father of Samuel F.B. Morse. Thank you for visiting our auctions. Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. We had an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville and now sell books exclusively online. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA).
Price: 250 USD
Location: Selkirk, New York
End Time: 2024-02-06T13:38:42.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 1807
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Geography
Binding: Leather
Region: North America
Illustrator: n/a
Author: Jedidiah Morse
Subject: Geography
Personalized: No
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Character Family: Not applicable
Signed: No
Publisher: Thomas & Andrews
Place of Publication: Boston
Special Attributes: Collector's Edition, Illustrated
