RARE H M BRACKENRIDGE LATE WAR BETW'N US & G BRITAIN 1836 6TH ED LTHR/MRBLZD CVR

Description

RARE
H. M. BRACKENRIDGE
(AME
RI
CAN,
1786-1871)
'THE LATE WAR BETWEEN THE US & GREAT BRITAIN,'
1836,
6TH EDITION,
ILLUSTRATED
with
FULL
PAGE
WOODBLOCK
PRINTED
PLATES,
LEATHER
SPINE/
MARBLIZED,
MOTTLED
COLOR
FRONT
&
BACK
COVER
BOARDS
[A literary account of the
War of 1812]
'Comprising
a minute account of the various
military and naval operations (of the
War of 1812)'
[Sixth Edition
Improved & Revised by the Author]
Publisher:
JAMES KAY, JUN. & BROTHER, 122 CHESTNUT ST.,
Philadelphia, [PA]
PITTSBURGH: JOHN I. KAY & CO.,
1836.
Printed and Bound by
JAMES KAY, JUN. & BROTHER,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(Dated 1836)
Early 19th century
Ame
ri
can
antique leather bound volumes on
Ame
ri
can
history,
US
military history and
the
US Revolutionary War of Independence
and the
War of 1812
DIMENSIONS:
4
¾" Width x 7
¾" Height x 1" Thick
Weight:
10.9 oz.
DESCRIPTION:
This rather scarce and
early 19th century
Ame
ri
can
literary account by
H. M. Brackenridge
of the
post
US War of Independence
struggle with
G
r
e
a
t
B
r
i
t
a
i
n,
is an account of the infamous continuation of the earlier struggle, manifesting itself in the
early 19th century,
as the
'Late War between the US and Great Britain,'
or more easily said, the
'War of 1812,'
which was most noted by its fierce and decisive naval engagements between the nascent
Ame
ri
can
Republic's
navy and that of the
King's navy
of
G
r
e
a
t
B
r
i
t
a
i
n
. It's a complete volume, containing profuse, often full page woodblock plate illustrations of many of the naval engagements between the
U
S
and
G
r
e
a
t
B
r
i
t
a
i
n
on the
Great Lakes
and other places, one notable naval battle occurring between the
U
S
S
Wasp
and the
B
r
i
t
i
s
h
vessel
H
M
S
Frolic
out in the open
Atlantic,
where the
Frolic
was captured by the
Ame
ri
cans
on the
Wasp.
US Commodore Perry's
victory over the
B
r
i
t
i
s
h
on
Lake Erie
is also pictured, as well as
Native
Ame
ri
cans
fighting alongside the
B
r
i
t
i
s
h
against the
Ame
ri
cans.
It's leather spine, although somewhat interrupted by possibly a previously affixed library label, since removed, is still intact and the volume is complete. A wonderful early edition by the venerated
19th century
Ame
ri
can
writer and historian
H. M. Brackenridge.
A great addition to any
U
S
historical library
or collection of antiquarian, early books.
CONDITION:
Good to Very Good overall antique condition.
(*NOTE:
Please scroll down the page to view enlarged photos below.
Thank you.)