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April 14, 05:34 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
Burgh, James
Political Disquisitions, or an Enquiry into Public Errors, Defects and Abuses. Illustrated by Facts and Remarks, Extracted from a Variety of Authors, Ancient and Modern. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Robert Bell and William Woodhouse, 1775
3 volumes, 8vo (203 x 127 mm). Publisher's advertisement in each volume; dampstaining and browning in all three volumes. Quarter calf antique over marbled boards, retaining original spine labels.
First American edition of the seminal work on radical political theory said to have influenced the founding fathers. Burgh's Political Disquisitions, his best-known work, details his thoughts on liberty, freedom of speech and human rights. The list of subscribers of this American edition includes George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, John Dickinson and other notable Signers and revolutionaries.
REFERENCE
ESTC W2580; Evans 13851; Hildeburn 3170; Revolutionary Hundred 27; Sabin 9246
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