Search Results: American Revolution from Dorley House Books

London: R. And J. Dodsley, 1760. Third Edition with Improvements; pp. [8], xii, 324; xii, 308; sans frontispiece maps; 1/2 brown leather rebacked spine in cloth, lite wear at extremities...Howes B974- "Best contemporary account. Actually written by William Burke, but usually ascribed to his more famous kinsman who gave substantial help".. 3rd. Leatherbound. Collectible Very Good/No Jacket. 12 vo.

Boston, MA: Charles Fox, 1847. brown c w/gilt decs/lettering; lite wear at spine/tips; in mylar protective wraps; Originally apprenticed to a barber, Fox became a soldier in the militia (as a substitute for his employer), was discharged, and later signed aboard a 20-gun ship, the Protector, used to protect American shipping and to annoy the British. In his second cruise, he was captured by the British and put aboard the prison ship Jersey. Conditions on this prison ship were intolerable, and Fox was forced to "join the British." He was sent to Jamaica, where he ultimately escaped by sea to Cuba, eventually returning to Boston in May 1783. Sabin 25344; Kaplan 2003; Gephart 13373; 240 pages. Early Printing. Hardcover. Collectible Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Elegant Engravings From Original Designs. 12 vo; 1/2 Pound.

Philadelphia, PA: Jones, Hoff, & Derrick, 1793. full brown leather with moderate wear at extremities; front flylaf and half title page missing, 226 pages;. 1st. Leatherbound. Collectible Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12 vo; 1/2 Pound.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1891. First Edition, First Printing; dark green cloth w/gilt lettering; owner's name; 211 clean, unmarked pages; in mylar protective wraps. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8 Vo; 2 Pounds.

NY: Longmans, Green & Co., 1912. First Edition, First Printing; red cloth w/shelf rubbing, ownr's plate & lite tanning of epprs; 311 clean, unmarked pages; in mylar protective wraps. Sharpe crossed the Atlantic during the summer of 1753 to take over the governership of Maryland under the sixth and last Lord Baltimore. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by 19 b & w Illustrations. 8 vo.

Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University, 1908. First Edition, First Printing; brown c w/rubbing at spine/tips;lite sunning of covers; 295 pages; Top edge gilt; in mylar protective wraps. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Frontis. 8 Vo; 2.5 Pounds.

New Haven, Connecticut: Nathan Whiting, 1834. Sixth Edition, Revised; full brown leather; moderate wear at edges; 1" chip from top spine; marbled end papers; light foxing, but tight & bright still; 464 clean, unmarked pages+biography of author. 6th. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Steel Engravings. 8 Vo; 2 Pounds.

Baltimore, MD: N. Hickman, 1839. First Edition, Thus; "with additions adapting it more particularly to the use of schools"...spine has been refaced with green buckram, boards are marbled; some wear at tips, 372 pages + questions section; an old light dampstain on rear end papers; owner's name...in mylar protective wraps. 1st. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 12 vo; 1.5 Pouinds.

Dublin, Ireland: Printed for Messrs. P. Wogan, P. Byrne, J. Moore, and W. Jones, 1794. First Edition, 1st Printing; full brown leather; rear boards of volume 1 are detached; some wear at corner tips; ownr's names and plate; Stedman's History is generally considered the best contemporary account of the American Revolution written from the British side. As some authorities give William Thomson as the author of the work, the following notes may be of interest: The author was apparently the American loyalist, who was born in Philadelphia, served as Commissary of Prisoners under Howe, etc., was retired as colonel on half-pay, was appointed to examine the claims of American loyalists, and died when deputy-comptroller of the Stamp-office in June, 1812. no maps in this edition. 1st. Leatherbound. Collectible Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo.

Philadelphia, PA: Campion & Company, 1904. First Edition, First Printing; maroon cloth; rubbing at spine/tips, Top edge gilt; (16), 303 pages, frontis, folding map, illustrations. Born in Scotland, Smith emigrated to Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Committee of Correspondence in 1775, served in the Revolutionary War as a deputy colonel, was a delegate to the State Constitutional Convention, a member of the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1782 and a judge of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court; in mylar protective wraps. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Frontis Portrait. 8 Vo; 3 Pounds.

NY: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1880. includes American Revolution; Rare; John Austen Stevens (The Southern Campaign, 1780: The gates of Camden...Including the plan of the Battle By Colonel Senff, etc); Thomas Addis Emmet (Letters of Major-General Horatio Lloyd Gates & Orders Issued By him); fold out map, etc; 80 clean, unmarked pages+16 pages of ads...the "Gates Issue"...about General Horatio Gates. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Engraving. 4 Vo; .5 Pounds. Magazine.

NY: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1880. includes American Revolution; Rare; J. Watts De Peysrer (The Affair at King's Mountain); John Austen Stevens (The Southern Campaign, 1780 Gates at Camden0; William J. Cumming (French Hill and the Traditin of the French in Northern Westchester, Massachusetts); John Austin Stevensw (The St. Memn Portraits 0 R. M. Potter (The Case of Oscecola), Etc, battle plans, fold out map, etc; 88 clean, unmarked pages+20 pages of ads. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Engraving. 4 Vo; .5 Pounds. Magazine.

Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1857. Lamb was born in New York in Jan. 1735, before the Revolution he was a wine merchant, after being an optican like his father. He was attached to General Montgomery's detachment during Arnold's attack of Quebec and served under Arnold after Montgomery was killed Second edition. 8vo. Frontis. portrait. 4 Lithographic maps. x, 431 pp. brown c; slight old dampstain on front end papers. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by frontispiece and 4 Maps. 8 Vo; 2 Pounds.

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.

Providence, RI: A. Crawford Greene, State Printer, 1862. First Edition, First Printing; brown cloth w/moderate wear at spine/tips; ownr's names; 643 clean, unmarked pages; in mylar protective wraps. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8 Vo; 2.5 Pounds.

London: J. Almon, 1775. brown calf w/green boards, moderate wear at spine/tips, some rubbing; lite and scattered froxing; 257pages+ index; an annual publication printed in London...Contains many official reports and letters about Colonial matters, and the Revolutionary War, and a fold-out map of Boston, drawn in June, 1775-- a valuable source and extremely scarce. 3rd. 3/4 Leather. Collectible Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8 vo.

London: J. Debrett, 1782. 3/4 brown calf w/green boards, moderate wear at spine/tips, some rubbing; lite and scattered froxing; Volume 15 in two parts of an annual publication printed in London...Contains many official reports and letters about the Revolutionary War, a valuable source and extremely scarce. Leatherbound. Collectible Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8 vo.

Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1883. First Edition, First Printing; 424 pages; black cloth w/lite shelf rubbing; in mylar protective wraps. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Fully Illustrated, Many Tipped-in Colored Plates--photos By Helga Schmidt-Glassner. 8 Vo; 2.5 Pounds.

London: J. Dodsley & T. Cadell, 1778. 111pp, hand-tied paper wraps sans half-title page. The fifth edition, adding, for the first time, pages 103-111 consisting of the 1778 Franklin letter. All editions, plus one in Dublin, were printed in 1778. Sabin quotes contemporary reviewers: Pulteney "appears to have written on purpose to prepare our minds for a plan of reconciliation, which, it is much to be apprehended, will come too late to prevent the loss of America. In the appendix to this pamphlet are some letters written by Dr. Franklin to Gov. Shirley, in 1754, in which the objections of the Americans to being taxed are so fully, ably, and clearly stated, that.hardly anything new has since been suggested on the subject." Appendix No. III, "a letter from Franklin dated Passy, March 12, 1778, explain(s) several mistakes of the author." Adams 78-91e. Howes P649. Sabin 66647. Gephart 3244. 5th. Paperback. Very Good. 12 vo 1/2 Pound.