first edition Hardcover
1778 · London
by Burke, Edmund
London: J. Dodsley, 1778. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Octavo. 303,249,[10],pp. Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled paper covered boards with gold lettering and ruling on spine. Publisher's logo on title page. This important volume (the 20th volume of The Annual Register since its creation in 1758) includes, within the 'History' section, a remarkable 'Retrospective view of American Affairs in the year 1776', plus detailed accounts of key episodes within the War of Independence including 'State of the American Force', 'General Lee Taken', 'Critical State of Pennsylvania,' 'Washington attacks Col.Mawhood near Princetown,' 'Americans over-run (truncated)