(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT) Brooke Henry Gustavus Vasa the Deli

Sale 2344 - Lot 135

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(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT.) Brooke, Henry. Gustavus Vasa, the Deliverer of his Country, Inscrib'd to his Excellency General Washington. [3]-88, [4] pages. 8vo, contemporary calf, worn with front board detached; dampstaining, wear to title page, lacking half-title and the final 2 leaves; inscribed by Professor Archibald Gamble of the University of Pennsylvania on title page and endpapers, 1783. Philadelphia: Robert Bell, 1778

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first american edition. This play was banned in England--the first work banned under the Licensing Act of 1737--but its republican message was inspirational to American patriots. In addition to the mention of Washington on the title page, the epilogue has a concluding note: "Surely the Americans may, with equal justice, glory in their deliverance from British tyranny, by his Excellency General George Washington." Evans 15749; Sabin 8242. None known at auction since the 1908 Pennypacker sale.