THE AMERICAN WEEKLY MESSENGER; or, Register of State Papers, History and Politics for 1813-14, Vols. I-II

Philadelphia: John Conrad, 1815. 1st edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. 2 vols. 473p; 408p. Ex-library; REBOUND. A pair of hardcover books that have been rebound in grey cloth with new endpapers. Library stamps on endpapers and title pages. All pages browned and foxed with age; some have small closed tears on the edges due to years of page-flipping. Margins dampstained (full-page dampstaining in second half of vol. 2) and some corners turned. Dent in bottom foredge of vol. 2. Text is otherwise unmarked, and binding tight in both volumes. Good, sturdy reading condition. Item #324209

The complete run of THE AMERICAN WEEKLY MESSENGER, an American periodical chronicling the War of 1812. Contains all weekly issues from September 25, 1813, through September 17, 1814. The second volume is signed on the title page by Illinois lawyer Wesley Williams (1792-1870).

Price: $500.00