THE LIFE OF GEN. FRANCIS MARION, A CELEBRATED PARTISAN OFFICER IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, AGAINST THE BRITISH AND TORIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGI
1839 · Philadelphia
by Horry, P., Weems, Mason Lock
Philadelphia, 1839. vi,[7]-252pp. plus illus. 12mo. Contemporary three-quarter roan and cloth. Corners and spine rubbed. Very light scattered foxing. Good. A later edition, after the first of 1809, about which Howes comments, "no copy known." "General Horry furnished the facts, Parson Weems the rhetoric; so much of it that Horry became indignant and disclaimed all connection with the book. Unabashed, Weems continued its publication through many editions" - Howes. This is the 20th edition listed by Ford. HOWES H650. SABIN 33045 (Inventory #: WRCAM49829)