Memoirs of Elder Jesse Mercer
New York: Printed by John Gray, 1844.
First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. viii, 9-455 pages, [1] page corrections, [1]. Frontispiece engraving of Jesse Mercer. Brown cloth hardcover with blind stamped border decorations on the covers. Repaired with later spine. Covers are shelf worn, scuffed, and edge worn. Former institutional copy with label from "Albany Library Association, Albany, Ga. Organized November, 1878" on the front paste down. Label on the right front flyleaf reads "Donated by Col. Nelson Tift, Albany, Georgia." A Tift pencil name located on the right front flyleaf. Small hole on the right front flyleaf. Some page edges are chipped. Moderate foxing, toning, and damp staining to the contents. Several index notes hand written on the rear end sheets. This copy is in poor to fair condition.
Derenne volume 2 page 494. Fair. Item #33040
Price: $80.00