Nov 21 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2687 -

Sale 2687 - Lot 30

Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--HISTORY.) Charles Stedman. The History of the Origin, Progress and Termination of the American War. 15 maps (most folding). xv, 399; xv, 449, [14] pages. 2 volumes. 4to, modern calf; minimal wear to contents. London, 1794
Request Condition Report Set Alert for Similar Items

Additional Details

Stedman was a Pennsylvania-born graduate of the College of William & Mary. A loyalist during the Revolution, he served in the British army as a commissary and as a commander of a German-American rifle regiment. He went to England after the war, where he wrote this history. "Generally considered the best contemporary account of the Revolution written from the British side"--Sabin 91057. Howes S914 ("b"); Larned, Literature of American History 1507 ("reflects opinions of British officers, sometimes very candid").

Also in This Catalogue