Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America, D.B. Warden, 1819, 3 Vols complete

Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America; From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Day. By D.B. Warden, Late consul for the United States at Paris, &c. &c. 3 Volume set, complete.

Printed for Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh, and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, & Hurst, Robinson, and Company, London. 1819. First edition. An uncommon set. This is the first issue, with the printing date of 1818 listed at the end of Volume 1.

"After the preliminary general account, each state is taken up separately, with a brief list of works relating to it at the end of the several chapters. These are followed by chapters on the population, public lands and agriculture, manufactures, commerce, canals and roads, government, finance, education, religion, a summary of the political and military history of the country since 1800, and an account of the Indians." (Sabin, Bibliotheca Americana... 101366)

A good set of hardbacks bound with contemporary calf spines and corners and marbled paper over boards. Covers are scuffed and rubbed, with worn outer joints and worn to head and tail of spines, but all still soundly bound. Endpapers of all 3 volumes are marbled (matching). No library stamps or bookplates.

With 2 folding maps, as issued. Each with archival tape repairs to rear, and with foxing (as is normally the case with this set). Text is bright and legible throughout, with scattered spotting. Overall a very nice set of this respected work.

Text in English. 

Vol I: lxiv + fold-out hand-coloured map of the United States + 552pp; 

Vol II: xii + fold-out map of the City of Washington and surrounds + 571pp; 

Vol III: xii + fold-out colour map of the United States + 588pp. 

Weight approximately 2.65g (the set - unpacked). 

Approximate dimensions: 

Each book approximately 218mm high x 140mm wide x 37mm deep.