A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal, on the Affairs of North-America. In Which the Mistakes in the Abbes Account of the Revolution of America Are Corrected and Cleared Up.
by Paine, Thomas
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Ridgway, 1791. 1791 London edition of Paine's passionate reply to the Abbe Raynal, preceded by the 1782 Philadelphia and London editions Octavo, bound in half diced calf over marbled boards, all edges speckled red. In very good condition. Bookplate to the pastedown. Ownership name to the title page. Rare. Raynal's Revolution of America elicited a response from Thomas Paine, who "objected to Raynal's claims that the war arose entirely from a dispute over taxation and that peace efforts had been hampered by the Americans' alliance with France. His Letter...is an exemplary piece of diplomacy" (DNB).
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 134029
- Title
- A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal, on the Affairs of North-America. In Which the Mistakes in the Abbes Account of the Revolution of America Are Corrected and Cleared Up.
- Author
- Paine, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Ridgway
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1791
- Keywords
- A Letter Addressed to the Abbe Raynal First Edition, Thomas Paine First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Edges
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- Title Page
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- Marbled boards
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- Octavo
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...