1883 HISTORY COLUMBIA COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA FROM EARLIEST TIMES GENEALOGY SCARCE

Description: 1883 HISTORY COLUMBIA COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES GENEALOGY SCARCE 1st Up for auction is a hardback book entitled “History of Columbia County : From the Earliest Times” by John G Freeze. Published in 1883 by Elwell & Bittenbender, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. This is a scarce first edition. Collectible. Cloth cover with gilt lettering on the spine. 572 pages, illustrations, portraits. Table of Contents: Please view the photos. “John Gosse Freeze (November 4, 1825 – July 8, 1913) was an American lawyer and writer. He was born in Montoursville and attended both private and common schools. After school, he briefly worked as a schoolteacher before turning to law in 1846. He was admitted to the bar of Columbia County in 1848 and served as a lawyer for more than 60 years. He was also the register and recorder of Columbia County from 1863 to 1869 and was on the staff of Pennsylvania governor William Bigler. Freeze wrote a book of poetry and two volumes of county history.” Condition: Good. Binding is tight. No handwriting on the text pages. Previous owners name on inside front cover, inside back cover and last endpaper in ink. No loose or torn pages. Shelf wear to the cover. Foxing throughout due to age (139 years). Rear hinge is sound. The paper on the inside front hinge has come loose and the hinge at the top is a little loose (about 2 inches). Please view the photos. This book contains much history on Columbia County. If you are from this area, this book would be wonderful to add to your collection! I ship within two business days of your cleared payment.

Price: 175 USD

Location: Glen Mills, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-09-24T19:48:50.000Z

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