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
1780. London: Printed for J. Almon, Opposite Burlington-House, Piccadilly, 1780. 4to, viii, 140, lxii - (Appendix), [1] - advertisement, pp. With 1 engraved folding-map, 5 engraved folding plans, 2 with tipped-on, flip-up insets, drawn by Lt. Durnford, Mr. Medcalfe, P. Gerlach and W.C. Wilkinson, engraved by William Faden, outlined in..... More
1889. New York: Garnett & Gow, 1889. 8vo, 393 pp. Illustrated in black and white. Original dark red/brown cloth, both covers stamped in gilt, backstrip in blind. Upper board lightly soiled, lower board, mottled, internally clean. A very good copy. § First printing of this interesting centenary retrospective on the..... 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
1828. London: John Murray, 1828. 8vo, iv, 551 pp. Polished calf, red morocco label, backstrip ends chipped, upper cover rehinged. § Presentation copy inscribed by the editor John Hutchinson. First edition, second issue, with canceled title omitting reference to Vol. III , and without dedication and preface, of the last..... More
1851. Charleston SC: Walker and James, 1851. 8vo, (8), 592 pp., with 3 folding maps (two with tears but no loss) and 1 folding plate. Original dark blue/green cloth lettered in gilt, hinges repaired, a bit worn but sound. § First edition of "an excellent and unusual work in which..... 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
1776. London: T. Cadell. 1776. 8vo, (6) + 128 pp., wanting the half-title. Disbound, marbled wrappers, with the bookplate “Knoll Ex Libris.” § Third edition printed in the same year as the first (and first American) edition. A pamphlet of considerable interest and importance: Reese notes “Price was a well-known..... 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
1957. Ann Arbor: 1957. Slim 8vo, 37, (12, appendix) pp. Stapled in original pale blue wrappers, slightly toned but very good. § Scarce little pamphlet by the U. Michigan professor of history. More
2011. New York: Knopf, 2011. 8vo, xvi, 460, (2)pp. With 8pp. of color illustration and 15 maps. Original quarter black cloth, dust-jacket. Fine as issued. § Third printing of this highly regarded study. "National Book Critics Circle Award Winner. This groundbreaking book offers the first global history of the loyalist..... 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
