1797. London: G. G. and J. Robinson, Faternoster-Row, 1797. Thick 8vo, xciv, (1, errata), 596 pp. Very early/original half sheep, marbled boards, quite rubbed and word, ex-library copy with spine markings, stamp on verso of t/p, and the large bookplate at front of S. Edmund's College (Cambridge). § A substantial..... More
1907. Privately Printed: Dodd, Mead & Company, Wormsloe, 1907. 2 vols. Large 8vo, 369; 328 pp. Frontispieces of Lumpkin in both vols. Maroon cloth, backstrips lettered in gilt. A square, sound set, backstrips a little sunned, light rubbing to the corners, internally clean. Very good. § Limited edition of 500..... More
1784. London: J. Debrett, 1784. Slim 8vo, 31, [1, publisher's ads] pp. Unopened and untrimmed; stitched as issued. Wrappers toned, dealer marks on upper wrapper, else fine. § First edition. Clinton's vindication of his expenditures of public money while in command of the British army during the American Revolution. Howes..... More
1783. London: printed for J. Debrett (successor to Mr. Almon) opposite Burlington-House, Piccadilly, 1783. 8vo, 115 pp., lacking half-title, errata slip bound in after title. Modern half roan, worn and scuffed, front joint cracked. Internally very good. § First edition. Clinton's defense of his command of British forces in the..... More
1783. London: J. Debrett, 1783. and London: Faulder and Debrett, 1783. 2 vols. in one, 8vo, (2), xvi, (6), 260, (4, ads) pp. Folding table, tipped-in errata slip; [1]-109 pp. Old marbled boards, rebacked with modern calf backstrip, red morocco label; a little rubbed. § First editions. Two works written..... More
1780. London: Wilkie, 1780. 8vo, [4], 149, [2 publisher advts], [1 blank] pp. Original wrappers, untrimmed and stitched as issued, small tears at head and foot of backstrip. Internally fine. § First London edition. "The first edition, which issued from New York in 1777, is exceedingly rare, as is the..... More
1828. Charleston: A.E. Miller, 1828. Sm. slim 8vo, ix, [3], 240 pp. Original sheep worn and scuffed but sound, black label. Ink inscription partially scratched out on title-page, pencil signature on verso of James Cooper (?). Moderate tanning and foxing as usual for American books of this period. § The..... More
1822. Charleston: Printed for the author by A. E. Miller, 1822. 8vo, xi, 459 pp. (including errata and nine page subscriber's list). Original calf, black label, joints scuffed and generally a bit worn and foxed/browned throughout. § First edition. (A second series was published later, not present here). The author..... More
1822. Charleston [S.C.] : Printed for the author by A.E. Miller, 1822. 2 vols., 4to, xi, 515 pp. + Errata; [2] 476, 11 (postscript) pp. + Errata. Frontispiece and two plates in vol. 1, large folding map (repaired at folds) and 5 plates in vol. 2. Modern quarter brown morocco..... More
1847. Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1847 [pictorial title dated 1848]. Sm. 8vo (18.7 x 13.5 cm), [i-ii] iii-vii [1, blank], 9-204 pp., wood-engraved frontispiece, title, and plate, folded lithograph map (see below). Original marbled boards, green cloth backstrip, fragment of a manuscript label remaining, boards a little rubbed, light foxing..... More
1876. Hartford: J.B. Burr, 1876. Very thick 8vo, 1084 pp., with 17 portraits and other plates. Original cloth rather worn, front hinge split but holding, backstrip lettering almost worn away. A complete if battered copy. § First edition. A much-used title as copies located are all in very worn condition..... More
1924. Washington DC: Rufus Darby, 1924. Slim tall 8vo, 56 pp. 4 b/w illus. Original dark blue cloth, slipcase (worn). Ephemera related to the book loosely inserted. § Limited to 400 copies. Recognized at the time as an important contribution to Maryland's historical records. Part two was published in 1928..... More
1975. Washington, D. C: Center of Military History United States Army, 1975. 8vo, 257 pp. Black and white illustrations. Original blue printed wrappers, backstrip faded. Generally very good. § A bicentennial publication. Not rare but a very useful compilation of the essential data including chronology, detailed bibliography, etc. More
1876. NY: Harper & Brothers, [1876]. 4to, 398, 2 (ads) pp. Original brown cloth stamped in gilt and black, covers slightly soiled or spotted, backstrip bright. § First edition, internally a bright clean copy of this entertaining account with innumerable black and white illustrations in the text. Published in 1876..... More
1979. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1979. 8vo, xvii, 310, [1] pp, index. Rust paper wrappers, very good. § Second printing, first issued in 1978. Nine essays by different authors on aspects of the title "The Southern Experience" More
1980. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1980. 8vo, xiv, 227 pp. 4 illustrations. Original black cloth, green dust-jacket. As new. § "An examination of the nature of war in early America, and the impact of war on both the warriors themselves and society at large." (Blurb). More
1927. Newark N.J.: New Jersey Historical Society, 1927. Thick 8vo, 346 pp. Portrait frontispiece. Blue library buckram, spine lettering just a trifle dulled; generally very good. § First edition. "Still the standard reference work on New Jersey Loyalists in the American Revolution" (Felcone). More
1902. New York: Macmillan, 1902. Thick 8vo, xxv, 787, (1, ads.)pp. Frontispiece and five maps. Red cloth lettered in gilt, very good. § Volume 3 in a series of four volumes on the role of South Carolina in the Revolution. Each volume stands alone as a compete text. More
1961. Washington, D. C. : National Park Service, 1961. Slim 8vo, 40 pp. Black and white photos, drawings, and maps. Original illustrated wrappers. Very good. § Issued in 1959 and here reprinted. More
1794. London: Printed for the Author, 1794. 2 vols., 4to, xv, 399; xv, 449, (15, index and list of plates)pp. With 15 engraved maps, 11 of them folding, the first one with an overlay. Old marbled calf c.1800, pleasantly rebacked with gilt-panelled backstrips and labels. Armorial bookplate in vol. 2..... More
1862. Hartford (Conn.): Hurlbut, Williams & Company, 1862. Very thick 8vo, xiv, [7]-618 [i.e. 538] pp., 37 unnumbered leaves of plates. Original brown cloth stamped in gilt, marbled edges, some foxing and browning. Generally a tight solid copy with the usual browning. Early ink signature at front. § Best edition..... More
1773. Boston: Printed by Richard Draper, Printer to His Excellency the Governor, and the Honorable His Majesty's Council, New-England, 1773. Small 4to, [1(half-title)], [2(blank)], [3(title-page)], [4(Council Order)], [5]-45(text), [46(blank)] pp. Original self-wrappers, preserved in modern brown cloth folding box with plexiglas lid.Disbound, probably from a larger volume, dampstained, with some..... More
1816. Philadelphia: Abraham Small, 1816. Three 8vo text volumes plus quarto atlas: [vol. 1] xv, 855, [44]pp. plus seven folding tables; [vol. 2] [2], 578, [260] pp.; [vol. 3] [4], 496, 62 pp. plus folding table and two plates (one folding). Text in contemporary calf, red leather labels; atlas in..... More
1839. Providence: Published by the author, 1839. Sm. 8vo, 312 pp. Crude woodcut frontispiece showing the capture of Prescott. Original pattern-embossed cloth, black label on backstrip. Joints weak, backstrip ends worn, contents clean, generally good. § First edition of this interesting and fairly early retrospective account of the beginnings of..... More
