(AMERICAN REVOLUTION PRELUDE) Francis Bernard Select Letter

Sale 2675 - Lot 23

Price Realized: $ 812

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Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900

(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRELUDE.) Francis Bernard. Select Letters on the Trade and Government of America. [2], vii, 130 pages, 8vo, early ¼ calf over marbled boards, boards coming detached; repaired closed tear to title page; edges tinted yellow. London: T. Payne, 1774

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First published edition, preceded only by two 1774 editions for private distribution. Letters by Governor Bernard on his contentious dealings with the Massachusetts legislature written between 1763 and 1768. American Controversy 74-7c; Howes B384; Sabin 4925. None traced at auction since a Swann sale, 30 November 2000, lot 330.