A PRETTY STORY WRITTEN IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 2774
by Grievous, Peter, [Francis Hopkinson]
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- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Williamsburg, Virginia: Printing Office of Colonial Williamsburg, 1971. 16 pages. A facsimile reprint hand set in Caslon type and printed by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--this copy with a marbled paper cover. It was the third in a series of reprints published by the Colonial Williamsburg Printing Office. A Pretty Story was written by Francis Hopkinson (designer of the U. S. Flag and signer of the Declaration of Independence) as political satire presenting colonial grievances against England prior to the Revolution. This printing reproduces the 1774 edition published by John Pinkney in Williamsburg. Except for 4 faint lines of stain in one corner of the front cover, the book is in almost as-new condition.. Reprint. Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W1213
- Title
- A PRETTY STORY WRITTEN IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 2774
- Author
- Grievous, Peter, [Francis Hopkinson]
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Printing Office of Colonial Williamsburg
- Place of Publication
- Williamsburg, Virginia
- Date Published
- 1971
- Bookseller catalogs
- Colonial History;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
Glossary
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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