Barbarities of the enemy, exposed in a report of the committee of the House of Representatives of the United States, appointed to inquire into the spirit and manner in which the war has been waged by the enemy. And the documents accompanying said report
first edition
1813 · Troy
by [U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.]
Troy: Francis Adancourt, 1813. First edition,12mo, pp. 178. [1]; Benson Lossing's signature on title page, toned through out with occasional dampstains, lacks upper cover, else good in contemporary half calf over marbled boards with gilt-lettered spine. Concerning the treatment and detention of American prisoners by the British, American nationals in Britain, destruction of private property on the Chesapeake, etc. Howes B-112; Shaw & Shoemaker 30022; Sabin 3296. Benson Lossing's copy, an American historian known for his illustrated books on the American Revolution & American Civil War, as well as his features in Harper's Magazine. (Inventory #: 42482)