1812 · Philadelphia, (PA)
by Sutcliff, Robert
Philadelphia, (PA): B. & T. Kite, 1812. First American edition (first issued in York, England, the previous year). 12mo in sixes. ix, 289 pp. Frontispiece plate of Niagara Falls. Howes S-1145. Sabin 93943. American Imprints 26833. Clark Old South II, 126: "New York to Virginia ... sympathetic with all features of American life except slavery ... [which] he regarded as a disgrace to the South, a lovely region that was 'clouded and debased by negro slavery.'" Owner's name on endpaper and with his substantive neat pencil and ink annotations throughout; the binding noted, a serviceable copy with added interest. Later black buckram, gilt spine title. (9462).
(Inventory #: 62690)