(VIRGINIA) John Burk The History of Virginia from its First

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(VIRGINIA.) John Burk. The History of Virginia, from its First Settlement to the Present Day. Folding table. 4 volumes. 8vo, 19th-century ½ cloth, backstrips chipped, needs binding; variable toning and foxing, Volume IV tightly trimmed with two pages slightly cropped, moderate dampstaining in Volume IV; bookplates on front pastedowns, 2 inked library stamps and deaccession note in Volume I. Petersburg, VA, 1804-1816

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Production was halted after Volume III when the author was killed in a duel in 1808. Eight years later, two editors--with some assistance from Thomas Jefferson--then published Volume IV to continue Burk's work through the early years of the Revolution. This last volume is often lacking from sets, as most copies were lost in a fire. Church 1298; Howes B971 ("b"); Sabin 9273.

Provenance: Library of Virginia with 1914 librarian's note explaining deaccession; bookplates of Henry Carter Stuart (1855-1933), who served as governor of Virginia from 1914-1918.