Mar 26, 2009 - Sale 2174

Sale 2174 - Lot 26

Price Realized: $ 330
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) Pitt, William, 1st Earl of Chatham. The Speech . . . in the House of Lords, January 20th, 1775 . . . to His Majesty, to Give Immediate Orders for Removing his Troops from Boston Forthwith, in Order to Quiet the Minds . . . of His Good Subjects in America. 8vo, later 1/2 calf; hinges split, minor wear to title page. Philadelphia, 1775

Additional Details

Second American edition, with "an entirely different text . . . and in all probability is closer to the true version" than other editions--Adams, American Independence 190e. Evans 14405; Sabin 63077.