A Residence in France, During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795; Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady ([Revolution Association] Bookplate of General James Giles with Gift Inscription of John Croes)

Gifford, John [John Richards Green]

Verlag: Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis, Elizabethtown [NJ] & New York, 1798

Beschreibung

Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 517 pages; 1798 Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis. Elizabethtown [NJ] & New York. 1st American edition. In original calf leather with red leather title label - gilt still bright. Boards splitting at external joints but with endpaper hinges intact. An old canvas tape reinforcement across the crown not impacting the title label. Prior ownership of [Brig General] James Giles with his striking militaria pictorial armorial bookplate to the front pastedown. On the page facing his bookplate is a neat gift inscription by John Croes, " John Croes, to his much respect-/ ed Friend , Gen. James Giles." Both Giles and Croes served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, Giles as a Lieutenant and Adjutant in the New York Regiment of Artillery, and Croes as a Sgt and Quartemaster. Upon leaving military service Giles resumed a practice of law in Bridgeton NJ; his home was noted to house one of the widest ranging personal libraries in NJ at that time. After leaving military service, Croes trained as minister in the Episcopal Church, serving as Rector of Trinity Church, Swedesborough, later of Christ Church, New Brunswick and elected Bishop of New Jersy in 1815. Uncertain if their friendship was borne of their service in the Continental Army; by 1798-1800 both men were prominent citizens in New Jersey. The associational gift and ownership indications are in curious contrast to the polemical monarchist, anti-revolutionary tone of the book. The authorship is disputed, with recent scholarship suggesting Gifford (aka Richards Green) may have been most responsible for the content. Variously attributed to Helen Maria Williams or Charlotte Biggs or to Gifford himself. Leather lightly scuffed and rubbed to surfaces; corners bumped and a little rounded. Scattered expected toning and spotting to pages of the text. Early American imprint with an unusual combination of provenance and subject matter. G++ ; Signed by Associated. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 36701

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Residence in France, During the Years 1792...

Verlag: Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis, Elizabethtown [NJ] & New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1798

Einband: Leather

Zustand: Good+

Auflage: First American Edition.