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London : Printed for Mathews and Leigh , 1808. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. [Contemporary Revolutionary War Narrative] Bound in contemporary full leather. Gilt stamped, decorated. Protective mylar dust jacket. Hinge cracked, front board nearly detached. Frontispiece portrait. [1], 357, [1] p. Fold out map. The portrait of Andre was engraved by Hopwood, probably from the print by J.K. Sherwin. Letters from Andre to Miss Seaward written in 1769 are included on pp. 336-357. Sabin 104876. Howes S631.

Printed for Mathews and Leigh, London, 1808. Hardback, half-calf. 20 x 12.5cm. 357pp, [3]. 1808 First edition. Portrait frontis, folding map and one plate as called for. Binding worn and rubbed, but secure. Bookplate crudely removed from front pastedown. Title page with library reference to top margin. Folding map marked and with a couple of repaired tears. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good.

London: Printed for Mathews and Leigh, 18, Strand, 1808. First edition of Smith's biography. Frontispiece portrait engraved by Hopwood after Andrè, folding map of "Part of North America" and engraving by Shirt of the Monument sculpted by Gelder after Robert Adams's designs. vii, [i], [1]-357, [To the binder], [2, ads]pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Boards, new spine. Inscribed on upper board "To the Editor of the European Magazine.. First edition of Smith's biography. Frontispiece portrait engraved by Hopwood after Andrè, folding map of "Part of North America" and engraving by Shirt of the Monument sculpted by Gelder after Robert Adams's designs. vii, [i], [1]-357, [To the binder], [2, ads]pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The "Monody" had appeared separately some years earlier, often in conjunction with the letters addressed to Miss Seward by Andre. Smith's biography is noted by the DNB as a source for Andrè. Howes S631; Sabin 83421

London: Mathews and Leigh, 1808. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 8.5" by 5.5". None. An uncommon contemporary account of the events which led to the execution of John Andre during the American Revolutionary War. A first edition of this important account.Andre was a British Army major, hanged as a spy for aiding Benedict Arnold's attempted surrender. Many contemporaries, including Alexander Hamilton and Marquis de Lafayette, were not happy with this outcome.Written by Joshua Hett Smith. It was Smith's house where Arnold and Andre had had their interview; Smith was arrested and imprisoned in Orange County, but managed to flee to London, where he published this work. This work is considered to be unreliable; however it provides a contemporary account of this important turning point.Illustrated with a folding map and a portrait of Andre; lacking the third plate sometimes seen in this volume - collation varies. In a quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally generally smart; a little… Read More