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17614183London: Printed for John Wilkie 1761. First edition. First edition. 8vo. vi64pp. With a folding table outlining the costs for Hiring Foreign Troops in the Year 1760. BOUND WITH: Maduit Israel. A FULL AND CANDID ANSWER TO A PAMPHLET ENTITLED CONSIDERATIONS ON THE PRESENT GERMAN WAR. The Second Edition. London: Printed for J. Pridden J. Burd and J. Gretton. 1760. 286pp. With the half-title. Modern full cream goatskin lightly soiled spine lettered in black. The first work "Occasional Thoughts." was originally intended as a postscript to the second edition of the second work. See Kress #5947. Printed for John Wilkie unknown books
1774WRCAM16233London 1774. Title-leaf pp.5-93. Half title. Modern black cloth. Some internal dust soiling else near fine and untrimmed. The third edition after the first edition of 1769. "Strives to prove that this colony's charter was not exempt from Parliamentary authority" - Howes. This edition includes the original charter granted to the Colony which was first added in the second edition of the same year and this edition adds annotations of the charter printed in the margins. Mauduit is perhaps best known for his REMARKS UPON GEN. HOWE'S ACCOUNT OF HIS PROCEEDINGS ON LONG-ISLAND IN THE EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE OF OCTOBER 10 1776 London 1778. HOWES M431. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 68-21d. SABIN 46921. hardcover books
1778WRCAM34181London 1778. 454pp. Lacks the half title. Modern cloth spine gilt. Small closed tear expertly repaired on verso of titlepage. Internally clean. Very good. "Second edition" but as Adams notes printed in the same press run as the first edition of the same year. Criticism of Howe's conduct in the Battle of Long Island wherein he refused to allow the entrenchments at Brooklyn to be attacked because of the element of risk. Mauduit gives a detailed analysis of the battle including the deposition of troops involved. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 78-69b. HOWES M430. SABIN 46919. hardcover books
178456425Providence: March 4 1784. Folio approx. 12" x 7" 2 pages on integral leaves approximately 40 lines signed by both Carter and Angell wax seals intact the top of the first page scalloped as usual; very good condition or better and quite handsome. John Carter was the famed Providence printer and publisher of the Providence Gazette and the great-grandfather of John Carter Brown founder of the library of that name at Brown University. Angell a descendant of one of the original settlers in Providence was a Continental Army officer in the American Revolution. "John and Israel have mutually agreed to erect and build and have at their joint and equal Expense built works upon the land of said Israel . for the Business of making Pot-Ash for their equal Profits and Advantage." Witnessed by James Marryott and Samuel Cole. <br/><br/> March 4 unknown books
1769WRCAM44566London 1769. 271pp. Lacks the half title. Modern boards printed paper label. Modern bookplate on front pastedown. Internally clean. Very good plus. In a half morocco and cloth folder. First edition. Mauduit who was a Loyalist once the Revolution came firmly believed in the right of the British government to dictate to the colonies in general and Massachusetts in particular. "Strives to prove that this colony's charter was not exempt from Parliamentary authority" - Howes. Mauduit is perhaps best known for his REMARKS UPON GEN. HOWE'S ACCOUNT OF HIS PROCEEDINGS ON LONG-ISLAND IN THE EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE OF OCTOBER 10 1776 London 1778. Only a handful of copies in ESTC. HOWES M431. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 68-21a. SABIN 46921. ESTC T100618. hardcover books
1778WRCAM11173London 1778. 454pp. Lacks the half title. 20th-century three-quarter green morocco and marbled boards spine gilt. Head of spine worn extremities rubbed. Minor foxing. Very good. Criticism of Howe's conduct in the Battle of Long Island wherein he refused to allow the entrenchments at Brooklyn to be attacked because of the element of risk. Mauduit gives a detailed analysis of the battle including the deposition of troops involved. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 78-69a. HOWES M430 "aa." SABIN 46919. hardcover books