THE BATTLE OF BUNKERS-HILL. A DRAMATIC PIECE, OF FIVE ACTS, IN HEROIC MEASURE

Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Robert Bell, 1776.. [9],[6]-49,[1]pp. (page numbers 31-32 repeated). Octavo. Extracted. Lacking the frontis, scattered foxing, small tears at lower edge and in gutter of the title-leaf, terminal leaf badly stained, otherwise just a fair but textually sound copy of a rare book. First edition. The dedication by Brackenridge is "To Richard Stockton, Esquire, Member of the Honorable, the Continental Congress, for the State of New-Jersey." The Prologue and Epilogue were written by John Parke (1754- 1789). Following the Epilogue appear "An Ode on the Battle of Bunkers-Hill," "A Speech by General Washington on His Entering the Town of Boston ...," and "A Military Song by the Army on General Washington's victorious entry into the Town of Boston." The advert on the verso of the terminal leaf is for Bell's forthcoming illustrated edition of Aesop's SELECT FABLES.... Brackenridge's literary works, among them the better known MODERN CHIVALRY, tend to be very uncommon and are seldom found perfect. The frontis, engraved by John Norman, is also lacking from the copy of this title at the AAS. This copy originated in the residuary inventory of Seven Gables Book Shop and is accompanied by a leaf of notes. BAL 1294 HILL 22 ESTC W11670. EVANS 14668. WEGELIN (Plays), p.22. OCLC: 4396761. BERGQUIST, p.31 (illustrated).