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Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1929. Limited edition. Vellum over boards. Quarto. 232 pages. Very good with some overall light soil, a few slight rubs.. Color plates, black and white drawings. Beautiful copy of this classic, with 12 full page color plates by Arthur Rackham. This is #155 of 200 copies in the American edition, and is SIGNED by Rackham under the limitation statement on verso of half title. Bound in full vellum with gilt-stamped titles and rules on spine and upper board, top edge gilt.<br /> <br /> Ref. LATIMORE p. 65.

Loncon: G. G. and J. Robinson, 1797. First edition. Leather over boards. Octavo. [6], cxiv, [errata leaf], 596 pages. Near fine. Full modern calf with gilt-stamped spine titles, new endpapers. Lacking original half title. Faint tide marking to lower fore corner of some leaves, else interior is bright and clean. A very handsome, sturdy copy.. Jonathan Boucher was staunch Loyalist yet a friend of George Washington's, and his is an important perspective on the American Revolution. <br /> <br /> Boucher came to America from England in 1759, as a private tutor for families of Virginia planters. He was ordained in the Anglican Church and served as rector of several churches in Virginia and Maryland, including St. Anne's in Annapolis.<br /> <br /> Boucher tutored John Parke Custis, George Washington's stepson, and was quite close to Washington. His ongoing admiration for his old friend, despite being on opposite sides of the Revolution, is evident in the 4 page… Read More