Pamphlets of the French and Indian War

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Lot 56 | Pamphlets of the French and Indian War
Pamphlets of the French and Indian War

London, 1759-1763

FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR – Eight English political tracts pertaining to the French and Indian War, bound in a single volume. London: 1759-1763.



Handsome sammelband of French and Indian War pamphlets, in contemporary binding. Comprises: Thoughts on the Present War, and Future Peace. M. Cooper, 1760. 42pp. * Reasons why the approaching Treaty of Peace should be debated in Parliament. R. Griffiths, 1760. 29pp. * An Inquiry into the Merits of the supposed Preliminaries of Peace. John Bird, 1763. 30pp. * Considerations of the Present Dangerous Crisis. T. Becket, 1763. Stated third edition. 47pp. * [DOUGLASS, William.] A Letter addressed to Two Great Men, on the Prospect of Peace. A. Millar, 1760. 56pp. * [TOWNSEND, Charles or BURKE, William.] Remarks on the Letter addressed to Two Great Men. R. and J. Dodsley, [1760.] 64pp. * A Letter from a Gentleman in the Country ... [on] a Pamphlet addressed to Two Great Men. R. Davis, 1760. 20pp. * A Second Letter from Wiltshire to The Monitor, on the Vindication of His Constitutional Principles. S. Hooper, 1759. 32pp. Sabin 95721; Sabin 68296; Sabin 22640; Sabin 40623; Howes L-276; Sabin 69470; Howes R-321; Sabin 40293.



Octavo (200 x 122mm). Eight pamphlets bound together. (Marginal chip from last three leaves of third work, a little soiling to some titles and last pages.) Contemporary reversed calf, morocco lettering and numbering pieces (spine ends chipped, upper joint cracked).

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