Notes on The State of Virginia

1. Notes on The State of Virginia, written largely in 1781 published in Paris and then London in the format of a series of questions and answers to in part refute the then current “scientific” thought advanced by Buffon and others that the flora and fauna of the Americas were necessarily degenerate when compared to that of Europe, published in 1788, Prichard and Hall,  Philadelphia, 1st American Edition. F230.J47 (7 3/4” x 5” x 1”) Rare Very Good.

 

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Discourses on Davila

2. Discourses on Davila, the Rush family copy (Benjamin Rush, Signer of the Declaration of Independence) of the book of a series of papers on political history and the dangers of unbridled democracy, a major disquisition in the origination of the dispute that arose between Adams and Jefferson, written in 1790, published 1805, Russell and Cutler,  Boston, 1st Edition. 9022156, (8 1/2” x 5 1/4” x 3/4”) (SIB) Rare Fine.

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Official Letters to the Honorable American Congress During the War Between The United Colonies and Great Britain

1. Official Letters to the Honorable American Congress During the War Between The United Colonies and Great Britain, (the Revolutionary War) written by Washington during the period June 24, 1775 to December 1778 including reference to the reading of the Declaration of Independence, published 1795, Manning and Lorring, Boston, 1st Edition. 2 volumes [7” x 4 1/2” x 1”] (PM) Rare Fine.

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