Nov 25, 2014 - Sale 2368

Sale 2368 - Lot 16

Price Realized: $ 1,062
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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) Burgoyne, John. A State of the Expedition from Canada. 6 folding hand-colored maps and plans (2 with overlays), one folding table, extra-illustrated with a portrait plate of Burgoyne from the December 1780 issue of the Political Magazine. 8vo, contemporary 1/2 calf, moderate wear, joints broken; short tears in lower margin of a few leaves. London, 1780

Additional Details

Second edition of Burgoyne's defense of his performance in the disastrous Saratoga campaign of 1777, which resulted in the capture of his entire army by the American rebels. Howes B968 ("aa"); Sabin 9255; TPL 503.