Principles and Acts of the Revolution in America: or, an Attempt to Collect and Preserve Some of the Speeches, Orations, and Proceedings, . . . the Revolutionary Period in the United States.
by Niles, Hezekiah
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible Very Good/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Baltimore, MD: William Ogden Niles, 1822. 1st printing; 3/4 brown leather w/marbled boards; wear at spine & tips, wrinkled end papers; 495 pages, ex-library and rebound, little foxing on title-page otherwise very good. Howes N154, Sabin 55312. Documents are arranged by state. Includes Orations on the Boston Massacre. Virginia for example has 37 documents published. Additional documents are from the Continental Congress, British Parliament, etc. From the Columbia Encyclopedia: "Hezekiah Niles, 1777-1839, American journalist, b. Jefferiss Ford, Pa. Editor (180511) of the Baltimore Evening Post and founder (1811) of Niles Weekly Register, he was one of the most influential journalists of his day. Devoted primarily to politics, Niles Weekly Register is considered an important source for the history of the period.'.. 1st. Leatherbound. Collectible Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8 Vo; 2 Pounds.
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- Seller
- Dorley House Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 061772
- Title
- Principles and Acts of the Revolution in America: or, an Attempt to Collect and Preserve Some of the Speeches, Orations, and Proceedings, . . . the Revolutionary Period in the United States.
- Author
- Niles, Hezekiah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- William Ogden Niles
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore, MD
- Date Published
- 1822
- Keywords
- American Revolution; RARE
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Revolution;
- Size
- 8 Vo; 2 Pounds
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