1883 - 1890 Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft Complete Set 39 Volumes First Edition

Description: ***Please note: If you are an international customer (outside of U.S.), please message us to discuss shipping, since this is a very large set. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft. San Francisco, CA: The History Company, Publishers, 1883 - 1890. First Edition Set. Contemporary & uniform dark red cloth binding measuring 9 x 5.75”, 8vos. Complete Set: Volumes 1 - 5: Native Races Volumes 6 - 8: History of Central AmericaVolumes 9 - 14: History of MexicoVolumes 15 - 16: History of the North Mexican States and TexasVolume 17: History of Arizona and New MexicoVolumes 18 - 24: History of CaliforniaVolume 25: History of Nevada, Colorado, and WyomingVolume 26: History of UtahVolumes 27 - 28: History of the Northwest CoastVolumes 29 - 30: History of OregonVolume 31: History of Washington, Idaho, and MontanaVolume 32: History of British ColumbiaVolume 33: History of AlaskaVolume 34: California PastoralVolume 35: California Inter PoculaVolumes 36 - 37: Popular TribunalsVolume 38: Essays and MiscellanyVolume 39 - Literary Industries. In fair condition. Contemporary red cloth binding lightly rubbed at edges and corners. Heads and tails of spines bumped; gilt lettering overall bright and clean. Light soiling to bindings, but overall clean and presentable. Light toning to edges of text-blocks. Ownership bookplates found on all modern front end-pages’ top corners: “George J. Richards. Chadwicks, New York.” Vols. I & II exhibit ink marginalia at top edges + an ex-library blind stamp. About half of the volumes exhibit ex-library ink stamps on title pages: “McClelland Library, Pueblo, Colorado.” Some other volumes may include ex-library marginalia on copyright pages. Light toning throughout text-blocks, mostly at edges of leaves. Vols. XI, XII, & XIII exhibit water or tea dampness on edges of text-block; leaves are rippled, but text remains legible. Some sparse instances of finger-soiling at fore-edges. Some fold-out maps are lightly toned at creases, or exhibit small tearing at creases. Contemporary bindings all tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft spans thirty-nine volumes and details four hundred years of history in the western hemisphere, from Alaska to Panama. Hubert Howe Bancroft (1832 – 1918) was an American historian and ethnologist who wrote, published, and collected works concerning the western United States, Texas, California, Alaska, Mexico, Central America, and British Columbia. Born in Ohio, Bancroft traveled to California as a young man to sell books. He opened a bookstore in San Francisco in 1856 which was successful enough to enable him to expand. Bancroft’s began to collect books and manuscripts around 1860. Between his book collection and several interviews of living sources he had conducted, Bancroft soon possessed an assortment of valuable historical source material. By the 1870s he began his Works, an expansive multi-volume history of North America. Bancroft released the first volume, The Native Races, v1: Wild Tribes in 1874 and sold it by subscription service. Initially, his work was met with excitement and interest, especially once production of new volumes hit its stride in the 1880s, committing to publishing four volumes a year. A significant feature of Bancroft’s history is its more positive outlook on some non-white Americans than most of its contemporaries. For example, Native Americans, the subject of the first five volumes, are shown in a relatively good light, the contributions of African Americans to the region are credited, and Californios are depicted as chivalrous. However, the series as a whole could not be characterized as an especially progressive one. A common theme throughout the Works is the portrayal of white Americans in the west as heroic figures, civilizing the wilderness and championing manifest destiny. Complete Set in 39 Volumes with Modern binding. Very clean and presentable set. Gift quality. FORN-SHELF-0505-BB-2408-HK1959

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