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AFRICA BRIDGE Horatio author; HAWTHORNE Nathaniel editorABAA

Journal of an African Cruiser: Comprising Sketches of the Canaries the Cape de Verds Liberia Madeira Sierra Leone and Other Places of Interest on the West Coast of Africa Presentation Copy

185345888New York: George P. Putnam & Co 1853. First Edition. Presumed Third Printing First Issue. Octavo 19.25cm; brown vertically-ribbed cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine triple-ruled border and decorative centerpieces stamped in blind to covers; pale yellow endpapers; iiviii1793pp. Inscribed in pencil on the front flyleaf: "Hon. J. Collamer / With respects of The Author" possibly Jacob Collamer judge and U.S. Senator from Vermont. Tiny chip to upper left corner of rear endpaper handful of dog-eared pages smoothed out else very Near Fine. Handsome copy of this volume Hawthorne edited for his friend and patron Horatio Bridge 1806-1893 a United States Navy officer. First printed in wrappers in 1845 Journal is the narrative of Bridge's trip on the USS Saratoga "the flagship of Commodore Matthew Perry with the mission to stop and search all American ships on the west coast of Africa that might be carrying slaves. That mission was fruitless they saw none but Bridge's comments on the efforts of the American Colonization Society in Liberia and on Africa in general were vivid" Moore Margaret B. the Salem World of Nathaniel Hawthorne p.135. An interesting printing not noted by BAL - "What appear to be first-issue sheets with the Putnam title page intact gathered in the same form as the Putnam publication are also found in a typical Ticknor format A binding.When Ticknor and Fields bought the Putnam plates for Mosses and Cruiser at the Bangs Bros. Trade Sale in New York March 1854 they may have acquired some Putnam sheets that were later bound up in Ticknor style and distributed in an effort to recover some of the purchase costs" Note: CLARK A14.1.c1. Presentation copies uncommon with only two noted in Rare Book Hub PBA 2019; Goodspeed 1910. cf.BAL 7597. George P. Putnam & Co unknown books

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HAWTHORNE Nathaniel editor; Horatio BRIDGEABAA

Journal of An African Cruiser. By an officer of the U. S. Navy

1845319256New York & London: Wiley and Putnam 1845. 8vo 19 x 12.3 cm. i-viii v-vi 179 pages. Complete with half-title and 16-page advertisements at end. Early 20th-century brown half morocco marbled boards by the Club Bindery original printed wrappers bound in. Provenance: Edwin B. Holden bookplate; his sale American Art Association 28 April 1920 lot 774 part. Holden formed a very sizable book collection and was an early member and president of the Grolier Club; his bookplate was created by Edwin Davis French 1851-1906 one of the most respected bookplate engravers of his era. Some light rubbing to joints; very pale marginal dampstain in lower gutter but overall a very handsome copy. 8vo 19 x 12.3 cm. i-viii v-vi 179 pages. Complete with half-title and 16-page advertisements at end. Early 20th-century brown half morocco marbled boards by the Club Bindery original printed wrappers bound in. Provenance: Edwin B. Holden bookplate; his sale American Art Association 28 April 1920 lot 774 part. Holden formed a very sizable book collection and was an early member and president of the Grolier Club; his bookplate was created by Edwin Davis French 1851-1906 one of the most respected bookplate engravers of his era. FIRST EDITION BAL's Printing A the title with 4-line copyright and a cancel wrapper 1 three works listed under Wiley and Putnam's Library of American Books- including Poe's Tales. Bridge and Hawthorne were classmates at Bowdoin and became lifelong friends with Bridge at times offering needed encouragement and financial aid. Bridge helped finance the publication of Hawthorne's Twice-Told Tales 1837 and gave the proceeds of this popular work his first to Hawthorne. Bridge published his Personal Recollections of Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1893. BAL 7597; Clark A14.1.a1. Wiley and Putnam unknown books

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[AFRICA] BRIDGE, Horatio (author); HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (editor)Biblio.com

Journal of an African Cruiser: Comprising Sketches of the Canaries the Cape de Verds Liberia Madeira Sierra Leone and Other Places of Interest on the West Coast of Africa Presentation Copy

185345888New York: George P. Putnam & Co 1853. Presumed Third Printing First Issue. Octavo 19.25cm; brown vertically-ribbed cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine triple-ruled border and decorative centerpieces stamped in blind to covers; pale yellow endpapers; iiviii1793pp. Inscribed in pencil on the front flyleaf: "Hon. J. Collamer / With respects of The Author" possibly Jacob Collamer judge and U.S. Senator from Vermont. Tiny chip to upper left corner of rear endpaper handful of dog-eared pages smoothed out else very Near Fine. `. Handsome copy of this volume Hawthorne edited for his friend and patron Horatio Bridge 1806-1893 a United States Navy officer. First printed in wrappers in 1845 Journal is the narrative of Bridge's trip on the USS Saratoga "the flagship of Commodore Matthew Perry with the mission to stop and search all American ships on the west coast of Africa that might be carrying slaves. That mission was fruitless they saw none but Bridge's comments on the efforts of the American Colonization Society in Liberia and on Africa in general were vivid" Moore Margaret B. the Salem World of Nathaniel Hawthorne p.135. An interesting printing not noted by BAL - "What appear to be first-issue sheets with the Putnam title page intact gathered in the same form as the Putnam publication are also found in a typical Ticknor format A binding.When Ticknor and Fields bought the Putnam plates for Mosses and Cruiser at the Bangs Bros. Trade Sale in New York March 1854 they may have acquired some Putnam sheets that were later bound up in Ticknor style and distributed in an effort to recover some of the purchase costs" Note: CLARK A14.1.c1. Presentation copies uncommon with only two noted in Rare Book Hub PBA 2019; Goodspeed 1910. cf.BAL 7597. George P. Putnam & Co unknown

Lorne Bair Rare Books · États-Unis850,00 $US≈ 719,19 €

[Bridge, Horatio] Hawthorne, NathanielBiblio.com

Journal Of An African Cruiser; Comprising Sketches Of The Canaries The Cape De Verds Liberia Madeira Sierra Leone And Other Places Of Interest On The West Coast Of Africa. By An Officer Of The U.S. Navy. Edited By Nathaniel Hawthorne

184512458New York & London: Wiley and Putnam 1845. First Edition First State. Original wraps. Very good. First edition of Journal of an African Cruiser by Horatio Bridge in the publisher's original paper wrappers from the personal library of and signed by Maine Governor Joseph H. Williams. Small octavo viii v-vi 179pp 32pp ads. Original printed wrappers title in black on spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Slight lean to text block faint dampstain to leaves at end of volume not affecting text Kennebec Historical Society bookplate on half title a very good example. Price "Fifty Cents" listed on front cover tape remnant on front cover wear to spine. BAL's printing A and wrapper 1 including misnumbered page "x" with "vi" in Preface copyright information in four lines and three titles listed under "Library of American Books" on rear cover. BAL 7597 Moebs 80 In custom brown cloth clamshell with title printed on paper label. Signed by J.H. Williams on front cover. Joseph H. Williams 1814-1896 served in the State legislature of Maine as both a Senator and House Representative and he was also Governor of Maine for one year. Williams was a relative of the author of this work Horatio Bridge 1806-1893. Bridge a U.S. Navy officer served aboard the sloop-of-war USS Saratoga off the west coast of Africa from 1843-1844. The USS Saratoga was stationed there to protect American citizens and suppress the slave trade. According to correspondence Bridge's roommate at Bowdoin College Nathaniel Hawthorne allegedly inspired Bridge to keep a journal of his travels which Hawthorne helped edit and compile into the Journal of an African Cruiser. Wiley and Putnam unknown

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Hawthorne, Nathaniel (editor); Horatio BridgeBiblio.com

Journal of An African Cruiser. By an officer of the U. S. Navy

1845319256New York & London: Wiley and Putnam 1845. 8vo 19 x 12.3 cm. i-viii v-vi 179 pages. Complete with half-title and 16-page advertisements at end. Early 20th-century brown half morocco marbled boards by the Club Bindery original printed wrappers bound in. Provenance: Edwin B. Holden bookplate; his sale American Art Association 28 April 1920 lot 774 part. Holden formed a very sizable book collection and was an early member and president of the Grolier Club; his bookplate was created by Edwin Davis French 1851-1906 one of the most respected bookplate engravers of his era. Some light rubbing to joints; very pale marginal dampstain in lower gutter but overall a very handsome copy. 8vo 19 x 12.3 cm. i-viii v-vi 179 pages. Complete with half-title and 16-page advertisements at end. Early 20th-century brown half morocco marbled boards by the Club Bindery original printed wrappers bound in. Provenance: Edwin B. Holden bookplate; his sale American Art Association 28 April 1920 lot 774 part. Holden formed a very sizable book collection and was an early member and president of the Grolier Club; his bookplate was created by Edwin Davis French 1851-1906 one of the most respected bookplate engravers of his era. FIRST EDITION BAL's Printing A the title with 4-line copyright and a cancel wrapper 1 three works listed under Wiley and Putnam's Library of American Books: including Poe's Tales. Bridge and Hawthorne were classmates at Bowdoin and became lifelong friends with Bridge at times offering needed encouragement and financial aid. Bridge helped finance the publication of Hawthorne's Twice-Told Tales 1837 and gave the proceeds of this popular work his first to Hawthorne. Bridge published his Personal Recollections of Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1893. BAL 7597; Clark A14.1.a1. Wiley and Putnam unknown

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