London: John Nutt, 1706. The sixth edition, with several descriptions and episodes never before printed. ‘the most versatile... Read More about The Dispensary, 1706
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Italy: 1805. Limited edition of 250 copies. Volume from Alfieri's OPERE, or collected works, comprised of odes to the American Revolution, printed here in a limited edition of 250 copies. Alfieri was an Italian dramatist and poet who published several poetical works on the American Revolution. Read More about Opere di Vittorio Alfieri da Asti: L'america Libera
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Burlington: Chauncey Goodrich, 1846. Fourth edition. Read More about A Narrative of the Captivity of Col. Ethan Allen. Written by Himself
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Baltimore: printed for Franklin Betts, 1822. Second edition, after the first of 1819. Sabin notes that, although the author given on the titlepage is Paul Allen, the work was actually written by John Neal and "Mr. Watkins." A standard history of the war, including some letters of George Washington. Read More about A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the Principal Events Both in the Field...
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Baltimore: Printed for Franklin Betts. wm. Woody, Jr. printer, 1822. First edition thus, using sheets from 1819 edition with new title-page. Sabin notes that, although the author given on the title-page is Paul Allen, the work was actually written by John Neal and "Mr. (Tobias) Watkins." A standard history of..... Read More about A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending the Principal Events both in the Field and in...
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London: printed for T.N. Longman, and L.B. Seeley, 1797. Almon, a British publisher, was the primary source for British publications concerning American political and military affairs throughout the Revolution, publishing the important periodical THE REMEMBRANCER. Read More about Biographical, Literary, and Political Anecdotes, of Several of the Most Eminent Persons of the...
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White Plains [NY]: October 23d 1776. CONTINENTAL RECEIPT FROM THE SAW PITTS. An early receipt of the war, dated “White Plains Oct. 23d, 1776,” and written from the “Saw Pitts,” now Port Chester, NY, six days before the rout of the Continental Army at the Battle of White Plains, reading..... Read More about Autograph Manuscript Receipt, Signed "Frederick Tracy" for eight barrels of flour from...
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[Burlington]: 7 April 1783. Entrepreneurs of the Revolution. The lands contained all the necessary materials for shipbuilding, and in the Revolutionary War its "bog iron" made cannon balls while its hidden coves sheltered privateers. Blast furnaces, sawmills, glass factories, and brick and tile works followed until the Industrial Revolution drew..... Read More about Autograph Letter signed ("Rich Wescoat") to Major JOSHUA MERSEREAU in Elizabeth Town...
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Philadelphia: Key & Biddle, 1834. First Edition. Collects speeches by Chatham, Burke and Erskine concerning legal issues connected with the American Revolution and other topics, as well as Mackintosh's speech in the trial of Peltier, a French Royalist emigré, for libel of the First Consul of the French Republic (Buonaparte)..... Read More about Celebrated Speeches of Chatham, Burke, and Erskine. To Which is Added the Argument of Mr....
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Hartford [CT]: September 8 1780. BALANCE DUE FOR THREE YEARS SERVICE IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. From the Battle of Valcour Island in 1776, to the brutal winter encampment in Morristown, New Jersey in 1779-1780, Daniel Everts (1749-1833) was a participant and witness to some of the most crucial periods of..... Read More about Autograph Document Receipt, Signed "Danl Everts" "being the balance due to me on...
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Hartford [CT]: June 28th 1777. SMALL COMPENSATION FOR A LIFE AND FORTUNE LOST. An important testament offering proof of the sacrifice and hardship of a memorialized Connecticut hero signed by one of its favorite sons, reading: "Sir pay to Hannah Douglas Executrise (sic) to the Estate of Col. William Douglas..... Read More about Autograph Manuscript Order, Signed "James Church" and "O[liver] Ellsworth" ...
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London: R. Sayer & J. Bennett, January 1, 1780. "I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight" The final, and rarest, of three known versions of the print, each with varying images but the same title (the preceding two done by Carington Bowles), each depicting Jones preventing his master gunner from..... Read More about Capt. Paul Jones Shooting a Sailor who had Attempted to Strike his Colours in an Engagement
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Hartford & Windham [CT]: 1785. A SOLDIER FOR JUST FIVE WEEKS. Too young for marriage and children, but old enough to join the fight for independence, these documents may be the last few remaining records of a largely forgotten soldier of 1776. Samuel Robinson III (1757-1776) was born in the..... Read More about A Group of Two Manuscripts and One Document, Attesting to the Service of Samuel Robinson in the...
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London: J. Almon, opposite Burlington House, in Piccadilly, 1775. First edition. A record of the British Parliamentary debates from November 1774 to May 1775, the critical period preceding the declaration of independence of the American colonies. Included in the second volume are the charters of the North American colonies, including..... Read More about The Parliamentary Register; or, History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons...
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vp: vd. 1.Tucker, Josiah. An humble address and earnest appeal to those respectable personages in Great Britain and Ireland, Who by their great and permanent interest in landed property, their liberal education, elevated rank, and enlarged views, are the ablest to judge, and the fittest to decide, whether a connection with..... Read More about Sammelband of five British pamphlets concerning the American colonies
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London: Published for John Fielding, 1785-6. First edition. One of the basic contemporary histories of the American Revolution, this detailed narrative was compiled largely from newspaper articles and the proceedings of the House of Commons. It is illustrated with portraits of principals such as Washington, Clinton, Greene, Cornwallis, Burgoyne, Lafayette..... Read More about History of the War with America, France, Spain and Holland commencing in 1775 and ending in 1783
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Paris: Desventes de Ladoué, 1770. First edition. Contemporary Satire of Rousseau’s ‘Émile’. A satirical response to Rousseau’s Emile ou l'Education (1762). Where Émile is guided by a wise tutor, the author of Le Père avare mocks from the outset Rousseau’s dictum “le véritable précepteur est le père”, for the narrator’s..... Read More about Le Père Avare, ou Les Malheurs de L'Education; Contenant une idée de ceux de la Colonie de...
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Philadelphia: Printed for the Subscribers, by Robert Bell, 1773. First edition under this title, and the third American edition overall. SIGNER JOSHUA BABCOCK'S COPY. This work originally appeared in 1772 as a fifth volume to Bell’s edition of Blackstone, under the title An Interesting Appendix to Sir William Blackstone’s Commentaries..... Read More about The Palladium of Conscience or, The Foundation of Religious Liberty Displayed, Asserted, and...
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Paris: A. Sauton; Philadelphie: J.-B. Lippincott; Leipzig: J.-A. Brockhaus, 1872. Read More about Les Français en Amérique pendant la Guerre de l'Independance des États-Unis 1777-1783
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Barnstable, [Mass]: October 01, 1796. 'I Sacrificed My All in the Revolution'. Joseph Otis (1728-1810), the brother of zealous Massachusetts patriot, James Otis, and a former General of militia known popularly as “Brigadier Otis, was appointed by George Washington, as Collector of Customs for the district of Barnstable, Massachusetts, a...... Read More about Autograph letter signed, ("Joseph Otis") to Jonathan Jackson ("Sir")...
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Paris: 1831. Second edition, after the first of 1816, of this study of the treachery of Benedict Arnold. The portraits are of Arnold and George Washington, and the plan is of "des Forts, Batteries et Poste de West-Point 1780." Read More about COMPLOT D'ARNOLD ET DE HENRY CLINTON CONTRE LES ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE ET LE GENERAL WASHINGTON...
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Boston: Sheoard, Clark & Brown, 110 Washington Street, 1857. First edition. Read More about A Biographical Sketch of Gen. Joseph Warren, Embracing the Prominent Events of His Life, and his...
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Valenciennes [France]: 2 avril, 1792. From the American Revolution to the Guillotine. A superb piece written shortly after Biron's promotion to Lieutenant General. Having been authorized to have to aides-de-camp, he asks the expedition of his patent to Mr de Preissac (Louis-Lambert de Preissac). Reading in part: "Ayant été autorisé..... Read More about Autograph letter signed ("Biron") ordering the expedition of the appointment of his...
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Paris: Librairie Militaire de J. Dumaine, 1881. First edition. Career military officer Claude Blanchard (1742-1803) accompanied Rochambeau to America; this is his campaign diary. Read More about Guerre d’Amérique 1780-1783. Journal de Campagne
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Paris: Chez Giguet, 1801. First edition printed from the original manuscript. Bouillé was a French general who served in the West Indies and distinguished himself as a commander of French forces in the American Revolution; he was the cousin of La Fayette. He was also Lieutenant-General of the Royal forces..... Read More about Mémoires de ... sur la Révolution Française
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Boston: Little Brown, 1950. Read More about John Adams and the American Revolution
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