History of the American Revolution

RAMSAY, David

Erscheinungsdatum: 1791

Beschreibung

RAMSAY, David. The History of the American Revolution. London: John Stockdale, 1791. Two volumes bound in one. viii,[iii]-vi,359,[2]; [4],360,[2]pp. Modern 3/4 calf and marbled boards, leather label. Some light scattered soiling, else very good. HOWES R34. SABIN 67687. First British edition of Ramsay's celebrated history, after its first appearance in Philadelphia in 1789. As a historian and public figure, Ramsay made an important contribution to events in America. His service as a military surgeon resulted in imprisonment at St. Augustine for a year after the capture of Charleston. After the war and until his assassination in 1815, he wrote a number of works of lasting historical value. A fundamental history of the war.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 54620

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: History of the American Revolution
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1791
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1. Auflage
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • AMERICAN REVOLUTION