A history of the development of the Commonwealth of New York; beginning in 1524-1615 - discovery by the French - their invasion fails (before the advent of the English), through to 1880. A comprehensive and detailed chronology of its founding, the colonies their development, Indian conflicts, tribes, trade, Indian practices, property bounderies, rivers, forts, missionaries, governments, parties and leaders, war involvenments and political upheavals, land development, waterways, agriculture, races, education, Constitutions and Jurisprudence, literary activity, land and rent, etc. First volume has a fold-out color map of the Commonwealth of NY. Brown cloth boards and spine, bright gilt lettering. White ex-lib numbers & letters to lower spine, upper spine ends rubbed, vol. II, small closed tear upper spine end. Both volumes, ex-lib plates to pastedown, f.e.p. torn to upper and lower areas, small old booksellers plate to lower edge; ex-lib stamp perforation to title page, numbers to reverse. Text clean and bright with mild toning, solidly bound. Volumes are tight, seems to be unread. 12 mo, 758 pp total. First Edition

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