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Gordon, William (1728-1807) The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America: Including an Account of the Late War; and of the Thirteen Colonies. London: for the author, sold by Charles Dilly & James Buckland, 1788. First edition, four octavo volumes, illustrated with nine folding maps, bound in full contemporary tree calf, spines with red and black labels, scuffed, joints breaking, some boards detached, 8 1/4 x 5 in. (4)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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James Buckland, Charles Dilly, United States, LondonJohn Dorfman
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