An Historical View Of The First Planters Of New England Robbins, Thomas ; A. M.

x, (2), 13-300 pages; Hartford: Very Good. 1815. First Edition. X, (2) , 13-300 pages; Contents clean and secure in contemporary full sheepskin binding with red leather title label at spine; rubbed at corners and edges of spine; two leaves marginally chipped at foredge; five tiny page numbers in ink at corner of rear pastedown endpaper; shelf label at bottom of spine. OCLC 2367757 American Imprints 35795 These historical sketches were first published serially in twenty successive issues of "The Connecticut Evangelical Magazine". There are essays on the Pilgrims, the settlement of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, a section on the Pequod War, Progress of the Colonies and biographical essays on many famous men of the early colonial era; e. G. Bradford, Endicott, Cotton, Carver, etc. AUTHOR: Rev. Thomas Robbins, (1777 - 1856) was a Congregational minister, a bibliophile, and an antiquarian. He became the first librarian of the Connecticut Historical Society. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1815. In addition to the extensive book collection, Robbins bequeathed $3, 000 to the Connecticut Historical Society to care for the books, and to enlarge the collection. Each book contains a bookplate and all the bookplates include a record of the price paid for the book. The society also has Robbins' original bookshelves. .; Americana and American History, 19th Century, Most Recent Listing