THE DEATH OF GENERAL MONTGOMERY, AT THE SIEGE OF QUEBEC. A TRAGEDY ... WITH AN ODE, IN HONOUR OF THE PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA ... TO WHICH ARE ADDED, ELEGIAC PIECES, COMMEMORATIVE OF DISTINGUISHED CHARACTERS
by [Brackenridge, Hugh Henry]
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Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Robert Bell, 1777.. [6],[9]-79,[5]pp. [p.78 misnumbered 68]. Octavo. Extracted. Some tanning and occasional spotting, lacking the rare half- title and frontis, pencil note in margin of [84] "Property of M[ichael] P[apantonio]," a textually sound but obviously imperfect copy. First edition, first state of the text as per BAL. In the "Prologue," which is signed as "By Colonel J.P." (John Parke?), a number of the alterations eventually made in the second state are here made in early manuscript. Another edition appeared under the imprint of J. Trumbull from Norwich the same year. Brackenridge's literary works, among them the better known MODERN CHIVALRY, tend to be very uncommon and are seldom found perfect. This copy originated in the residuary inventory of Seven Gables Book Shop. The last copy at auction (as reported by RB Hub) appeared in 1946, and was also imperfect. A copy of Brackenridge's other play, THE BATTLE OF BUNKER'S HILL ... (Philadelphia 1776), also lacking its frontis, sold at Swann Galleries in 1989 for $2400. BAL 1295. HILL 23. ESTC W19382. EVANS 15248. WEGELIN (Plays), p.22.
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- THE DEATH OF GENERAL MONTGOMERY, AT THE SIEGE OF QUEBEC. A TRAGEDY ... WITH AN ODE, IN HONOUR OF THE PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA ... TO WHICH ARE ADDED, ELEGIAC PIECES, COMMEMORATIVE OF DISTINGUISHED CHARACTERS
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- [Brackenridge, Hugh Henry]
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- Printed and Sold by Robert Bell
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1777.
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