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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
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- Condition
- Very Good binding
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
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.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7523
- Title
- 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
- Author
- Harper, Robert Goodloe
- Format/Binding
- Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Philanthropic Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1798
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; History--U.S;
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Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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About Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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- Morocco
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- Gilt
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- Half Title
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- Spine
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