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Lot 309: 1781 Book on American Revolution

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Lot  309: 1781 Book on American Revolution
<b>American Revolution</b><hr><b>1781, “THE REVOLUTION OF AMERICA,” by The Abbe Raynal, Printed for Lockyer Davis, London, England, Choice Very Fine.</b>
Hardbound roan gilt extra, some wear at the edges, scattered foxing and finger soiling, front cover is torn and loose, 7.5” x 4.8,” 181 pages. Small bookplate on the front pastedown. First edition in English: “Intended to supplement the author’s earlier history of European trade in the two Indies. An enterprising printer secured the manuscript and without consent issued simultaneous English and French editions,” Howes R85. Terrific contemporary account of the origins and development of the American Revolution.