[Rarebooks] Revolutionary War History

[Garry R Austin]

We offer for your consideration;
Thatcher, James. A MILITARY JOURNAL DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR FROM 1775 TO 1783, DESCRIBING INTERESTING EVENTS AND TRANSACTIONS OF THIS PERIOD, AND NUMEROUS HISTORICAL FACTS AND ANECDOTES FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT. TO WHICH IS ADDED AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF SEVERAL GENERAL OFFICERS. Boston: Richardson and Lord, J. H. A. Frost, Printer, 1823. First edition. Octavo. Full brown leather. 603pp. with index. Howes T-149; Shaw & Shoemaker #14275; Sabin 96076;  “Having spent most of 1779--81 in the upper New Jersey and New York area, during which he recorded the dissatisfaction of the officers and low morale of the army and a detailed account of Arnold’s treason, Thatcher became involved in the expedition to join the southern campaign...especially valuable for his comments and reflections on the things he saw.” Binding worn and rubbed. Boards detached. All preliminaries as well as terminal leaves are present. A binding copy. Very scarce in original edition. An important Revolutionary War history.  This copy from the library of Nathaniel Parker Willis. Willis (1806-1867), also known as N. P. Willis, was an American author, poet and editor who worked with several notable American writers including Edgar Allan Poe and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He became the highest-paid magazine writer of his day. $500.00


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