A History of Connecticut by Elias B. Sanford - 1888

Nice condition copy of "A History of Connecticut" by Elias B. Sanford. 1888; S.S. Scranton and Company; Hartford. The book features a frontispiece map of the state, and in-text illustrations throughout. Decorative floral end papers. There is an Appendix and an Index at the back.

Here are a few examples of the contents: The Indians of Connecticut; The Pequot War; The Civil and Domestic Life of the Early Settlers; Public Education - Yale College Founded; Marriage Customs; Negro Slavery; Revolt of the People Against the Stamp Act; The Battle of Bunker Hill; Burning of Danbury; Massacre at Fort Griswold; Washington at Hartford and Wethersfield; Jonathan Trumbull; Connecticut at the Dawn of the 19th Century; The War of 1812; The Hartford Convention; The Anti-Slavery Agitation; Connecticut in the Civil War, 1860; Era of Industrial Progress; Connecticut in Literature; Trinity College; Connecticut in the Life of the Nation; Boundary-Lines and Physical Geography of Connecticut; The First Constitution of Connecticut; Brief Sketches of Connecticut Regiments and their Services in the Civil War...and much more.

Condition:
Clean covers and spine; sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Nice interior - the text pages are clean and nearly appear unread with only a few random, light smudges found. The only notable condition issue with the book is at the top-left corner of the front pastedown, which has a partial sticker affixed, "850" written in red pencil with gray pencil scribbles over it, and a 3" orange pencil line. Overall the book is in Very Good+ condition.