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Salisbury, CT: The Lime Rock Press, 1981.. 1981.. Fine. - Miniature, 1"x1", tan calf lettered in gilt on front cover. vi & 19 pages. Near fine. <p>"As the American colonies considered what they should do in the face of increased opression from the British crown, a Convention of Delegates in Virginia accelerated the momentum toward independence. One of the propelling forces was a fiery speech delivered by Patrick Henry, the climactic paragraphs of which are printed here." -- From the Publisher's Note.<p>A beautifully produced little book with an excerpt from Patrick Henry's great speech concluding with the sentence, "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"

Salisbury, CT: Lime Rock Press, 1981. 25 pp. Approx. 1 x 1". Printed with two bindings: one suede and the other cowhide. Brown leather with Washington's signature in gilt on the cover, marbled endpapers, housed in clear plastic case, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Lime Rock 8)From the Great American Speeches series, this little book relays the famous climactic paragraphs of Henry's speech to the Second Virginia Convention urging independence from the British crown. Lime Rock Press is the private press of Whitney North Seymour, Jr. and is run also by his wife and daughters who contribute photography, art, printing and binding.