The Varieties of Human Greatness. A Discourse on the Life and Character of the Hon. Nathaniel Bowditch delivered in the Church on Church Green, March 25, 1838
Boston, MA: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1838. 1st Edition. 8vo. Very Good. Item #18025
AN extremely scarce early biography of Bowditch, the most important figure in early American nautical navigation, from the library of eminent 19th-century Bostonian Samuel A. Dorr, with his signature in pencil at the top of the title page.
Young was a notable American historian, Harvard graduate and unitarian minister. He published several biographies of prominent Bostonians of the day, this being his first.
Tan typographical wraps. 119pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Wraps with mild to moderate edge wear, with some chipping to the rear wrap. Top corner verso of front wrap with a small sticker, an inventory number from the private library of a serious Bowditch collector.
Overall a Very Good copy of a scarce Bowditch collectible.
Price: $175.00