Hays, Mary

FEMALE BIOGRAPHY; OR, MEMOIRS OF ILLUSTRIOUS AND CELEBRATED WOMEN, OF ALL AGES AND COUNTRIES [Three Volumes]

Philadelphia: Printed for Byrch and Small, 1807. First American Edition. Octavos, Three Volumes; VG-; Full calf, with morocco spine labels and gilt lettering; Boards have light plus bumping to concerns, some light cracking to leather on spine, and moderate cracking to joints along spine; Textblocks show light plus age-toning and light foxing to edges, moderate plus foxing to pages interiorly overall, ink signature of previous owner ("David Crawford") on titlepages of Volumes II and III, another ownership signature cut out of same in each, and lacking titlepage of Volume I; Last page (blank) of Vol. II is loose, but intact; Two pages of publisher advertisements at rear of Vol. II; CONTENTS: Vol. I ([iii]-vi, [2], 488 pages) -- Vol. II ([6], 510 pages, [4]) -- Vol. III ([8], 512 pages, [4]).

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