Lot 985
  • 985

Revolutionary Miscellany: American Authors

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A collection of 36 publications concerning the American Revolution by various American authors, various sizes, generally very good condition although some lack half-titles. Various bindings, mostly recent wrappers of boards, some disbound. Comprising:



[Boucher, Jonathan, mistakenly attributed to]. A Letter from a Virginian to the Members of Congress. London: J. Wilkie, 1774 (Adams Controversy 74-48b) — Lee, Arthur. A Speech, Intended to have been Delivered in the House of Commons, in Support of the Petition from the General Congress at Philadelphia. London: J. Almon, 1775 (Adams 75-73a) — [Ben Franklin]. Cool Thoughts on the Present Situation of our Public Affairs. Philadelphia: W. Dunlap, 1764; lightly browned, dampstain in upper margin. (not in Adams, Evans 9663)  — [Cooper, Samuel, mistakenly attributed to]. The Crisis. Or, A Full Defence of the Colonies. London: W. Griffin, 1766 (Adams 66-19) — Lee, Arthur. An Appeal to the Justice and Interests of the People of Great Britain. London: J. Almon, 1774 (Adams 74-44a) — [Mather, Moses]. America's Appeal to the Impartial World. Hartford: Ebenezer Watson, 1775 (Adams, American Independence 182) — [Chandler, Thomas Bradbury]. The American Querist ... Tenth Edition. New York: James Rivington, 1774 (Adams, AI 106c) — Burke, Aedanus. Considerations on the Society or Order of Cincinnati. Philadelphia: Robert Bell, 1783 — Abercrombie, James. A Sermon, Occasioned by the Death of Major Gen. Alexander Hamilton, Who was Killed by Aaron Burr. Philadelphia H. Maxwell, 1804 — Stanford, John. A Discourse on the Death of the Honourable Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. New York: E. Conrad, 1826 — 26 others.

Condition

generally very good condition, although many lack half-titles, mostly modern boards or wrappers.
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