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OBSERVATIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, AND THE MEANS OF MAKING IT A BENEFIT TO THE WORLD
by Price, Richard
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Philadelphia, 1785. [2],60,[2]pp. Dbd. Titlepage soiled, with old pencil and ink marks. Lower margin trimmed close, shaving a few catchwords and imprint date. Overall good. Styled the second American edition by Howes, after a Boston edition and the original London editions of the year before. An important British tract in support of the American Revolution, "a revolution which opens a new prospect in human affairs and begins a new era in the history of mankind." "Price, intimate friend of Franklin, was the most influential British advocate of American independence" - Howes. SABIN 65449. HOWES P585. EVANS 19202. REESE, FEDERAL HUNDRED 5 (ref).
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- Title
- OBSERVATIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, AND THE MEANS OF MAKING IT A BENEFIT TO THE WORLD
- Author
- Price, Richard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1785
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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