Correspondence of the American Revolution — Volume I Only

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1853. Edited from the original manuscripts by Jared Sparks.

Full title: Correspondence of the American Revolution; Being Letters of Eminent Men to George Washington, from the Time of His Taking Command of the Army to the End of His Presidency.

This is an original 1853 Volume I from Sparks’s four-volume documentary series of Revolutionary-era correspondence addressed to George Washington. A strong subject copy for American Revolution, George Washington, military-history, and early American-history collections.

Important: Volume I only. The other three volumes are not included.

Condition

Good-minus / Fair antiquarian condition; priced accordingly. Original brown blind-stamped cloth boards are present and remain attached. The front inner hinge/endpaper is substantially split with binding material/lining exposed in the gutter. The book should be handled carefully and would benefit from professional hinge repair or reinforcement. Please do not expect a tight, collector-grade binding.

The cloth boards are rubbed and dulled with scattered surface soiling, spotting, and small pale marks. The gilt spine lettering remains readable. Spine ends are rubbed and frayed with small areas of cloth loss. Endpapers and preliminary leaves have age toning and scattered foxing. The pages and preface are cleanly legible.