Annals of Philadelphia & Pennsylvania Volume 1 1844 John Watson Cloth Acceptable

John Watson, 1844. Volume 1 only of a 2 volume set. antiquarian cloth bound hardcover of Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, In the Olden Time; Being A Collection of Memoirs, Anecdotes, and Incidents of the City and Its Inhabitants, And of the Earliest Settlements of the Inland Part of Pennsylvania, From the Days of the Founders, Volume 1 by John Watson.

Volume 1 only of a 2 volume set.

Meticulously documents the history, traditions, and early life of Philadelphia and the broader state of Pennsylvania. Watson compiled personal recollections, interviews with long-time residents, old documents, and drawings, in his mission to preserve the history of the region during its colonial and early post-Revolutionary periods.

Acceptable. Spine is completely torn away and missing. Book binding is solid otherwise and intact. Covers worn. Previous owners' library bookplates inside the front cover. Pages crisp and clean. Solid reading copy with missing spine.