Description
8vo, pp. [ii], 65, [1]. Extracted from a volume. Lightly spotted and soiled, title-page slightly damaged from old adhesive to gutter, some staining to last few leaves.
The Address of the People of Great-Britain to the Inhabitants of America. To Which is Subjoined, General Burgoyne’s Speech on Lord North’s Conciliating Proposition Respecting America. Third edition.
- London: Printed for T. Caddel [sic]... Sold by W. Creech... [&] R. and A. Foulis 1775
- ESTC N5927; not in Gaskell.
£120
Notes
The third edition, shortly after the first, of this response to the outcome of the First Continental Congress of October 1774. Reportedly originally produced for distribution in the colonies, it argues against independence in a paternalistic tone. This edition is the first to have General Burgoyne's speech appended, and adds the names of Scottish booksellers to the imprint, including the Foulis brothers in Glasgow - and while a handful of copies are held in Scottish libraries it nevertheless escaped Gaskell's attention entirely.
