Published by Kennikat Press, Port Washington, NY, 1967
Seller: Brillig's Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. Pp.: xi + 201. Titles: paper label, sp. Frontis. Ex-lib. w/ usual treatments. Gilt titles to sp. Black cloth bds. Glue scars to e.p.s. P/o name plates, e.p. s. Penned notes, fly-leaf. Interior leaves are clean and tight." Being the Autobiography of the Rev'd, Jonathan Boucher, Rector of Annapolis in Maryland and afterwards Vicar of Epsom, Surrey, England. Edited by his Grandson." The autobiography of an unrepentant loyalist Episcopal clergyman (1738-1804) who wrote and preached unsparingly about the correctness of sovereignty and duty to the crown. In 1775 Boucher returned to England and led an active life as a county pastor, writer and etymologist. This well written memoir is an important part of Revolutionary War literature representing the side who fought the good fight and lost all in the process.
Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1925
Seller: 32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera, IOBA, ESA, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Hardcover. 8vo. Howes B-640. Limited to 575 copies. Very Good in blue cloth with some handling and wear.