Appendix To The History Of Vermont, Natural, Civil And Statistical, 1853
Burlington Vt: Published by the Author, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp; 63, (i), index; folding frontispiece Map of Vermont, numerous small woodcut illustrations; patterned black cloth decorated in blind lettered in gilt; There is a very nice 19th century binder's tag on the front paste down, "S. B. Nichols Book Binder Burlington Vt";. spine chipped and worn, internally complete with the folding map, very good. Item #18374
A key element in any Vermontiana Collection. Zadock Thompson (1796–1856), a famous Vermont naturalist, professor, and Episcopal priest, was born in Bridgewater, Windsor County, Vermont on 23 May 1796 and died in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont on 19 January 1856. During his lifetime, Thompson published numerous books on Vermont's history, the most notable being the History of the State of Vermont (1833) and History of the State of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical (1842).
Price: $95.00