Revolutionary Miscellany: British Authors

A collection of 42 publications regarding the American Revolution, various sizes, generally in very good condition although some lack half-titles.  Various bindings, mostly recent wrappers or boards, some disbound. Comprising:



[William Knox]. The Controversy Between Great Britain and her Colonies Reviewed. London: J. Almon, 1769; uncut, a few marginal spots. First edition, second issue with pagination corrected and 9-line errata. (Adams Controversy 69-17b)  — [Rokeby, Matthew Robinson-Morris]. A Further Examination of our Present American Measures and of the Reasons and Principles on Which They are Founded. London: R. Cruttwell, 1776 (Adams 76-134) — [Lind, John]. An Answer to the Declaration of the American Congress. London: T. Cadell, 1776. First edition, second issue (132 pages). (Adams 76-87b) — [3 other Cadell editions, third, fourth, and fifth, of 1776] (Adams 76-87d-f) — Fletcher, John William. American Patriotism Farther Confronted with Reason, Scripture, and the Constitution: Being Observations on the Dangerous Politicks. Shrewsbury: J. Eddowes, 1776 (Adams 76-47a) — Otis, James. The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved. London: J. Almon, [1764] (Adams 64-15b) — [another J. Williams edition, "third," of 1766] (Adams 64-15e) — [Almon, John, ed.] A Collection of Interesting, Authentic Papers, Relative to the Dispute Between Great Britain and America. London: J. Almon, 1777 (Adams 77-13) — The Late Occurrences in North America, and Policy of Great Britain, Considered. London: J. Almon, 1766, advertisements on last page; disbound (Adams 66-32) — Benezet, Anthony. A Caution to Great Britain and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions. London: James Phillips, 1785 — plus 30 others.

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