History of the War with America, France, Spain and Holland; commencing in 1775 and ending in 1783. Vols I-IV

John Andrews

Verlag: John Fielding, London, 1785

Beschreibung

A good copy of the 1st edition in new quarter leather binding, with 24 plates, 1 full page map and 6 folding maps. This work, published in 4 volumes over 1785-86 gives a relatively factual account of the American Revolution, drawing on newspaper articles and parliamentary business. The bindings are in fine condition. They have calf spines with gilt-lined raised bands, and gilt titles. The boards are covered with marbled paper. New endpapers. All the title pages have a small contemporary ink signature at the top. The paper quality varies within volumes - with some sections with brown toning and there is some spotting/occasional marking. All the maps have contemporary colour outlining. Vol I: frontispiece, title page, introduction pp 3-21; blank; text 448pp with 5 further plates. The frontispiece has contemporary hand colouring and 3 of the portraits have some trace of colouring, presumably done at the same time (the paper is paler on these because they have been professionally washed to remove some caricaturing) . There is a small brown mark in the gutter of pp 1-3 and some scholarly pencil annotation in the first half of the volume. P 73 has lost the tip of the top corner; P 215 has lost the tip of the bottom corner and some page corner tips have been turned over. Vol II: title page, text with 4 plates and 2 folding maps, 449pp. The maps have a very small repaired edge tear each. Vol III: title page, text with 3 plates and folding map, 445pp. The map is missing the bottom corner - which includes a section of ocean but not land. Vol III: title page, text with 11 plates, 3 folding maps and 1 single page map, 416pp, index 59pp. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 031926

Bibliografische Details

Titel: History of the War with America, France, ...

Verlag: John Fielding, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1785

Einband: Quarter Leather

Illustrator: Reynolds, Dodd, Miller et al

Zustand: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition