The Footprints of Time by Chapels Bancroft (RARE Multi-Layered Provenance), 1878 📜🇺🇸🏛️ Houghton Mifflin The Single Handle: The leaf

The Single Handle: The leaf or shell form with a single handle was a very popular style for small dessert plates or "sweetmeat" dishes in the early 1900s

The price is a direct reflection of the book's age for an item that is 125 years old

Its value is secured by its verifiable First Edition status and its unique function as the foundational guide that shaped the literary habits of a generation of aspirational Americans

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The Footprints of Time by Chapels Bancroft (RARE Multi-Layered Provenance), 1878 📜🇺🇸🏛️ Houghton Mifflin The Single Handle: The leaf1. Introduction This is a rare 1878 edition of The Footprints Of Time by Chapels Bancroft, published by R. T. Root. This monumental historical and political treatise is a premier acquisition for any serious collector of fine and historically significant first editions. This book is a singular volume that sought to synthesize vast historical information with an explanation of American governance, reflecting the ambitious intellectual aspirations of its