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Mathew Carey, Philadelphia, 1794-95
Quarto, two volumes (275 x 220 mm. each), full contemporary marbled calf, worn, ribbed spine with gilt ruled compartments, red calf gilt title labels and black calf volume numbers affixed. pp. 572; xii, 704, 43. With 2 plates and 2 charts (1 torn with no loss). With 8 page subscribers list apparently not called for. With light water stain and foxing, otherwise a good example.
"Mathew Carey was a pioneer in producing cartographic works. A native of Dublin, Carey immigrated to Philadelphia in 1784 and in the following year established a print ship and publishing house. His initial interests were in journals and serials but by 1792 he began to publish monographs" (Ristow). Carey's first cartographic production was the exceedingly rare 'A General Atlas for the Present War' in 1794. His next work was this two volume first American edition of William Guthrie's popular 'New System of Geography'. This example contains an eight page list of subscribers which does not appear in the collations available. It includes George Washington, President of the United States. This copy of Guthrie's work bears the ownership inscription of William Irvine (1741-1804), the Revolutionary War Officer. Born in Ireland he served in the French and Indian War. He took the American side in the Revolution and on 8 June 1776 was captured at Trois Rivieres. He was not exchanged until 6 May 1778. He took part in the Staten Island campaign and Bull's Ferry. On 8 march 1782 he took command of Fort Pitt. He was in charge of the disastrous Crawford's Defeat 4-5 June 1782. He became a Congressman in 1786-88 and again in 1793-95 when he would have acquired this book. Provenance: with manuscript ownership inscription of 'Wm. Irvine' on the title page. Without the separately issued atlas. The verso of the last leaf of subscribers describes how the book is available with the maps bound in and also with all the maps in a separate atlas. Of the four examples cited on the ABPC, none bore any maps or were offered with the atlas. Boatner (1996); Dictionary of American Biography; Ristow p. 151; Sabin 29327; Shipton & Mooney 27077 & 28782.
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