The History of the Navy of the United States of America. (1839)
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The History of the Navy of the United States of America. (1839)
by J. Fennimore Cooper
8 ¾ x 5 ½. In English. Published by Baudry's European Library, Paris, 1839. FIRST EDITION. Two Volumes. 258 pp., 349 pp. Vol. CCXLVII of the "Collection of Ancient and Modern British Authors." One-quarter maroon leather over marbled boards. Stamped in gilt to spine with four raised bands. Second volume’s crown is chipped, otherwise minor wear to all extremities. Marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Stamped, on both title pages, "Library of Hannibal Hamlin," who served as Vice President of the United States under Abraham Lincoln. (Stamp verified through auction records.) No additional ownership markings. Title page and text block mostly crisp, but with some foxing upon occasion. Though not a scarce title, an altogether agreeable copy with significant provenance.
Cooper gives details that pertain to various wars; the first conflict between the Colonists; depredations of the Buccaneers; an attempt to suppress piracy on the American coast; traffic in slaves; first schooner built in America; Whale fisheries; freebooters; mercantile marines and more. This edition was issued the same year as both the American and English First Editions. This copy is a later Paris publishing in 1839, printed without frontis and maps found in the earlier, standalone publications.
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Hannibal Hamlin (1809 – 1891) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Maine. In a public service career that spanned over 50 years, he served as the 15th Vice President of the United States under Abraham Lincoln during his first term. The first Republican to hold the office, Hamlin served from 1861 to 1865. He is considered among the most influential politicians to have come from Maine. (The photo of Vice President Hamlin we included on our website is not found in the book.)
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