Nov 29, 2001 - Sale 1916

Sale 1916 - Lot 262

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PAINE, THOMAS. A Letter to George Washington, President of the United States of America. 8vo, later 1/4 roan, worn, backstrip defective; light foxing, a few contemporary ink corrections. Howes P24.<\t>London, 1797

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First printed in Philadelphia in 1796, this work by Paine is highly critical of Washington for not intervening on his behalf while imprisoned in Paris during the terror under Robespierre.<