David Ridgely ANNALS OF ANNAPOLIS 1841 First Settlements War Of 1812 Maryland State Librarian Public Documents Library General Washington Baltimore Early Americana Collector General Assembly
Title: Annals of Annapolis
Author: David Ridgely - David Ridgely was a great American collector of the early
19th century. But unlike the collectors mentioned above, he
did not build a private collection—rather, he worked as an
employee of the state, building a library for statesmen. Viewed
through a collector’s eyes, his story is tragic—he built and lost a
great collection. Fortunately, his legacy lives on in the Special
Collections Room at Maryland State Law Library in Annapolis.

David Ridgely served as the first Maryland State librarian
for fifteen years, from 1827 to 1842. Created to support the work
of the Maryland General Assembly, the Maryland State Library
was originally established with a broad mandate to address
“all branches of knowledge.” While law books were certainly of
greatest importance to the Assembly representatives, Ridgely
embraced the larger mission implied in the mandate.

Publisher: Cushing & Brother
City: Baltimore
Year: 1841
Binding Style: Hardcover
Pagination: 283 pages
Width: 4.75" Height: 8"
Book Details: This antique volume is an original printing, bound in blind stamped green cloth with gilt spine lettering.

From the title page, this work is "Comprising Sundry Notices of that Old City from the Period of the First Settlements in its Vicinity in the Year 1649, until the War of 1812: Together with Various Incidents in the History of Maryland, Derived from Early Records, Public Documents, and Other Sources: With an Appendix, Containing a number of Letters from General Washington, and Other Distinguished Persons, which Letters Have Never Been Published Before."

The frontispiece is a plate of the State House at Annapolis in 1789.
Condition / Notes: This original antique volume shows well bound in blind stamped green cloth with gilt spine lettering.

The book shows some age/wear externally concentrated at the extremities, including a slightly sunned spine. The binding is secure and the text is clear with scattered foxing throughout.

Ownership signature and address label on front free end paper and contemporary ownership signature title page.

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