1825 The HISTORICAL READER by Blake, Illustrated, Boston Tea Party Witchcraft Slavery Pilgrims deals Washington Benjamin Franklin Chivalry etc.

This is an early edition of "THE HISTORICAL READER" by Rev. J.L. Blake. 1825; Isaac Hill; Concord, NH. This edition features numerous full-page engravings including Destruction of Tea in Boston Harbor, the Capitol of the United States, Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Roger Williams Crossing the Pawtucket River, William Tell, First Landing of Columbus, Tower of Babel, Egyptian Pyramids, Socrates, Solomon's Temple, Hegira - Flight of Mahomet, and William Wallace and the Two Friars. "Designed for the use of schools and families." There is an Index at the front.

Here are a few examples of interesting content: New England Witchcraft; Discovery of America; The Indian Princess; Destruction of Tea at Boston; Battle of Bunker Hill; Burning of Charlestown; New England; Tornado in Barbados; American Independence; Silver and Gold; Human Slavery; The French Revolution; The Negro's Complaint; The Kremlin of Moscow; Benjamin Franklin; The Crusades; Chivalry; The Dungeon; Joan of Arc; Plymouth Colony; The Aged Prisoner; The Creation; The Antediluvians; The Ruins of Babylon; The Egyptians; The River Nile; Seneca; Patriotism; Julius Caesar and Pompey; Death of Cleopatra; Order of Nature; Empire of China...and much more.

Condition:
Nice leather covers; light wear to the top-right corner of the front cover; the label on the spine has faded just a bit. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Consistent foxing to the pages throughout the book. The rear blank end paper has a 2" strip at the lower-outer corner where the paper has torn away. The front end paper has a name/date (1830) written in pen. The front 2 blank end deals papers each have what appears to be a burn hole at the top edge resulting in a piece missing with a charred border around the hole. Overall the book is in Good condition.