A reply to the observations of Lieut. Gen. Sir william howe, on a pamphlet, entitled letters to a nobleman: in which His Misrepresentations are detected, and those Letters are supported, by a Variety of New Matter and Argument..
by [GALLOWAY, Joseph]
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for G. Wilkie, 1781. [2], 157pp, [3]. Without half-title. Modern buff paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Very minor shelf-wear. Internally clean and crisp. An extended edition, printed in the same year as the first, of a pamphlet by colonial politician Joseph Galloway (c. 1731-1803) responding to attacks upon his character levelled by Sir William Howe (1829-1814) following the publication of Letters to a Nobleman on the Conduct of the War in the Middle Colonies (1779), in which Galloway had criticised the British army's handling of the war in America and more specifically Howe's conduct as commanding officer. ESTC T2260.. Second edition. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ26622
- Title
- A reply to the observations of Lieut. Gen. Sir william howe, on a pamphlet, entitled letters to a nobleman: in which His Misrepresentations are detected, and those Letters are supported, by a Variety of New Matter and Argument..
- Author
- [GALLOWAY, Joseph]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Second edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for G. Wilkie
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1781
- Size
- 8vo
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Wareham, Dorset
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