- 125
[Burke, Edmund, and William Burke]
Estimate
600 - 800 USD
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Description
- An Account of the European Settlements in America. London: R. and J. Dodsley, 1757
- paper, ink, leather
2 volumes, 8vo (7 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.; 198 x 120 mm). 2 folding engraved maps; some foxing. Contemporary speckled calf, spine with raised bands in six compartments, third with gilt numbers, all gilt-ruled, all edges speckled red; joints weak, corners bumped. Front cover of second volume is detached.
Literature
Howes B-964; Sabin 9282
Catalogue Note
FIRST EDITION of William Burke and Edmund Burke's account of the history of the colonies on the eve of the American Revolution. Due to its popularity, six editions were published by 1777.