An Abridgment of Universal Geography

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Lot 190 | An Abridgment of Universal Geography
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ROWSON, Susanna Haswell (1762-1824). An Abridgment of Universal Geography, together with Sketches of History. Boston: Printed for John West, 1806.

First edition of Rowson's popular school text, with the leaf of adverts and errata; in a contemporary binding. Uncommon at auction; RBH records only two copies in the past fifty years. BAL 07010; Emerging Voices, pp. 16-17; Sabin 73602.

Octavo (175 x 98mm). With leaf of adverts and errata bound at rear (some browning to a few gatherings). Contemporary sheep. Provenance: Miss Sarah Spalding (ownership inscription) – occasional corrections in ink to text.
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