OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISPATCH WRITTEN THE 16TH OF JANUARY, 1797, BY MR. PICKERING, SECRETARY OF STATE...TO MR. PICKNEY, MINISTER..[TO] THE FRENCH REPUBLI
by Tanguy de la Boissiere, C.C
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Philadelphia: Moreau de St. Mery, 1797. 50pp. Dbd. Slight wear at bottom of title-leaf, else very good. First edition in English, after the original publication in French the same year, also from the press of Moreau de St. Mery. Written at the time of the highest tension between France and the U.S. over interference in American trade - the "Quasi-War" - the author argues that the U.S. is not being fair to France and is leaning too far toward England. HOWES T21. EVANS 32905.
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISPATCH WRITTEN THE 16TH OF JANUARY, 1797, BY MR. PICKERING, SECRETARY OF STATE...TO MR. PICKNEY, MINISTER..[TO] THE FRENCH REPUBLI
- Author
- Tanguy de la Boissiere, C.C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Moreau de St. Mery
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1797
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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