1921 THE HISTORY of MINNESOTA William Watts Folwell ANTIQUE 1st ED HB 4 Volumes

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1921 - Antique Book Set
THE HISTORY of MINNESOTA
FOUR VOLUMES - COMPLETE SET
by William Watts Folwell
President Emeritus of The University of Minnesota
Edited by Solon J. Buck, Superintendent of the Society
Copyrighted and Published Beginning in 1921 by The Minnesota Historical Society
Saint Paul, Minnesota
FIRST EDITION
ILLUSTRATED with Numerous Antique photos and Many Maps
Each Book is Approximately 6 X 9 Inches
Hard Back - 2.190 Total Number of Pages
All Four Books are in Very Good-Plus Condition! 91 to 100-Years-Old!
This is a very nice, RARE set of old books
that will make for a nice addition to your library.
THEY DO NOT COME UP FOR SALE VERY OFTEN.
ALSO A VERY NICE GIFT FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL!
Up for sale is a very nice antique 1921 - 1930 four-volume set of books titled: THE HISTORY of MINNESOTA by William Watts Folwell for The Minnesota Historical Society! They are a beautiful set of old books. This is the COMPLETE FOUR -VOLUME SET; they were published by The Minnesota Historical Society. They provide a very detailed, complete history of Minnesota, beginning with French Explorations! Each volume was copyrighted and published over time from 1921 to 1930.
The publication date for each volume is found on each title page, these are the FIRST EDITION of this set. Volume One was published in 1921, Volume Two was published in 1924, Volume Three was published in 1926, and Volume Four was published in 1930, after the author's death in 1929. Editor Solon J. Buck wrote a nice EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION for each volume, explaining the volume’s contents and explains The Minnesota Historical Society was gathering these materials for over 70 years. That would date some of these materials back to 1850.
These books were gently handled down through the years. The books are a high quality publication. I acquired this nice set of books from a very nice estate whose owner was a native Minnesotan. They sat on a shelf in a beautiful private library undisturbed for decades!
The Subject Covered in Each Volume is:
VOLUME 1 - FROM FRENCH EXPLORATIONS to PREPARATION FOR STATEHOOD and THE FORT SNELLING RESERVATION - 533 Pages
VOLUME 2 - ADMISSION TO THE UNION to MINNESOTA TROOPS IN THE CIVIL WAR - 477 Pages
VOLUME 3 - AFTER THE WAR, 1865-1869 to JOHN LIND AND HIS TIMES, 1899-1901 - 605 Pages
VOLUME 4 - SIX SPECIAL ESSAYS BY THE AUTHOR: THE MINNESOTA IRON MINES; THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; PUBLIC EDUCATION; CHIPPEWA INDIAN PROBLEMS; THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE; THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES (Apostles of Forestry, Agriculture, Public Health, etc.); CONSOLIDATED INDEX - 575 Pages
CONDITION:
These antique books are 91 to 100-Years-Old, are complete and intact, in very good-plus condition for their age as evidenced by the photos. The covers are in very good-plus condition - they have very light age-expected corner wear. The inside covers are in excellent condition; there is no cracking or separation present at the hinges - all boards are firmly attached. There are no marking or stickers present in any volume on inside covers or blank pages other than the original owners name neatly written on the first end paper of Volume One. The pages are in very good to very good-plus condition, crisp, all pages are tight to the binding of each book. The pages have a gold gilt on the top edges and this gilt is in very nice condition. The spines are in very good-plus condition with very light shelf wear at the edges, they have decorated gilt lettering, the lettering is easily read.
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