OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE, Addressed by . . . one of the Representatives in Congress for the State of South Carolina, to his Constituents, in May, 1797 by Harper, Robert Goodloe - 1798

London: Philanthropic Press, 1798. Quarter Leather. Very Good binding. Octavo. [2], 5-109, [1] pp. Second edition. Recently backed in morocco with blue cloth over boards; gilt title and decorations on the spine; new endpaper; this copy is lacking the half title as well as the preface, text is complete. Binding is quite fresh and virtually without wear; spine is very slightly sunned; internally, quite clean but for one library stamp on the upper corner of page 7 by a now defunct library. Originally issued in 1797, this went into 19 different editions within a few years. Howes H-209. "Protesting France's high-handed interference with and confiscation of American ships trading with Great Britain." Eberstadt 114-356. ESTC T110138.