Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians,
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(FLOYD, WILLIAM). ROLLIN, Charles. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes & Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. New-York: Printed for Evert Duyckinick, and M. and W. Ward, 1812. 6 ( of 8) Vols. Portrait frontis., plates (some folded), folding maps. Contemporary calf, elaborate gilt spines, red morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt chamfered, all edges marbled. Lacks Vols. Two and Five, light scattered toning, else very good or better. With the ownership signature "Wm. Floyd, 1813" on front endpaper of all six volumes. William Floyd (1734-1821) represented New York in the first and second Continental Congresses. Floyd served on several committees and was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. He served there through 1776, while his property was destroyed in the Revolutionary War. He fought in a New York militia, rising to the rank of Major General. He acquired land on the banks of the Mohawk River after the war though it would be a few more years till he would retire there. In 1789 he was elected to the 1st Congress under the new Constitution, serving until 1791. After a term in the New York state Senate, he retired to his true passion, farming. He died in 1821. First published as a one-volume work in 1730 and significantly expanded in subsequent editions.
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