(JUDAICA) Mordecai Noah Marion; or The Hero Of Lake George A

Sale 2633 - Lot 104

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Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900

(JUDAICA). Mordecai Noah. Marion; or, The Hero Of Lake George: A Drama, in Three Acts, Founded on Events of the Revolutionary War. 70, [1] pages including ad leaf. 12mo, later 1/2 morocco by the Atelier Bindery, minor wear; title page worn and lightly stained, other minor wear to contents, toned; uncut. New York: E. Murden 1822

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A dramatization of the Saratoga Campaign of 1777 from the perspective of a fictional Captain Marion. It was authored by Mordecai Manuel Noah, also known as a journalist, diplomat, and the most prominent Jewish American of his era. Provenance: collection of historian and minister Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909); sold at his Merwin-Clayton auction, 19 June 1911, lot 499 (auction catalog excerpt laid down on verso of ad leaf). BAL 15000; Sabin 55375n. No other examples traced at auction since a Swann sale, 28 September 1967, lot 164.