REVOLUTIONARY WAR from Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Travaux a Stony Point et a Verplanck's Point, map
by Kaeppelin; Ch. Schreiber
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- 1800
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$125.00
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1800. Very good condition. A lithographed map showing Verplanck's Point with two Revolutionary forts indicated, and Stony Point with one fort and several abattis marks, separated by "Riviere D'Hudson." Fort Lafayette was a Revolutionary War fort established in 1779 in the town of Verplanck, Westchester County, New York. It was captured by British forces before it was completed… Read more about this item Item Price
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Observations on Mr. Stedman's History of the American War
by Clinton, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry
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- 1794
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Garrison, New York, USA
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$850.00
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London: J. Debrett, 1794. Paperback. Very good overall. General Clinton's "Observations" is rare. On few occasions it was bound in Stedman's work "The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War".
Henry Clinton [1730 - 1795] was a British Army officer and politician, best known as a General and Commander-in-Chief during the Revolutionary… Read more about this item Item Price
$850.00
Shipping bill of lading for books from Thomas Longman, London, to the fledgling bookseller Henry Knox, signed by Knox and Capt. James Scott, a witness to the Boston Tea Party
by Knox, Henry (1750 - 1806) [John Hancock]
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- 1772
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- Ephemera
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Garrison, New York, USA
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$7,500.00
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London, 1772. Ephemera. A bill of lading for an early shipment of books from London to Henry Knox's bookstore, possibly the first. Signed by Knox on the verso. The document reveals the ties between Henry Knox, Thomas Longman, John Hancock, Captain John Scott and the Hayley family.
Henry Knox, a founding father of the United States, general… Read more about this item Item Price
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Plan of the Attack on Forts Clinton & Montgomery by the British forces under Sir Henry Clinton Oct 1777. Reduced from the British Map
by [Fort Montgomery; West Point; Revolutionary War]
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- 1855
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New York: G.P. Putnam & Co./Sarony & Co., 1855. Very good overall. This map illustrates the Revolutionary War battles in and near the Hudson Highlands, showing the chain across the Hudson and details of the Battle of Stony Point and the Battle of Fort Montgomery. The Hudson is the main focus with various other tributaries including Peeks Creek,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Andre's Journal. An Authentic Record of the Movements and Engagements of the British Army in America from June 1777 to November 1778 as recorded from Day to Day
by Lodge, Henry Cabot
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- 1903
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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$425.00
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Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1903. Hardcover. Very good condition. Printed for members of the Bibliophile Society. Includes an important account of the British Army during the Revolutionary War not discovered until 1903.
Two vols., sml 4to, (xx), 135pp & (xii), 78pp, 44 maps & plans, & facsimiles incl. signed etching portrait by W.H.W. Bicknell. Bound in… Read more about this item Item Price
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A History of the Equestrian Statue of Israel Putnam, at Brooklyn, Conn. Reported to the General Assembly, 1889
by Seymour W.M.
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- Used - Very good overall
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- First printing
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- 1888
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- Paperback
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Garrison, New York, USA
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$175.00
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Hartford Conn: Lockwood & Brainard Co, 1888. First printing. Paperback. Very good overall. Israel Putnam [1718 - 1790], "Old Put", was an American military officer and landowner who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) and also served as an officer with Rogers' Rangers during the French and Indian War… Read more about this item Item Price
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A New Practical Grammar of the Spanish Language
by Fernandez, Rev. Don Felipe
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- 1797
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Garrison, New York, USA
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$225.00
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London: Printed for F. Wingrave, 1797. Very good overall. Early Spanish grammar, belonging to Samuel Kellogg Junior, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, and was personally acquainted with George Washington having been invited to the inauguration in 1789. Kellogg (1755 - 1839) was a well educated and inventive clothier, having patented a cloth shearing machine which ran… Read more about this item Item Price
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War Out of Niagara, Walter Butler and the Tory Rangers
by Swiggett, Howard
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- Used - Good + overall
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- 1933
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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$195.00
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New York: Columbia University Press, 1933. Hardcover. Good + overall. The book chronicles the New York frontier struggle during the American Revolution, centering on the British Loyalist officer Walter Butler and his Rangers, noted for their role in the savage attacks on white settlers in the Wyoming Valley massacre and the Cherry Valley massacre.
Contents include: The… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Right Honble Richd Earl Howe. Portrait
by De Koster, S.
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- 1794
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Garrison, New York, USA
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London: J. Brydon, Charing Cross, 1794. Striking mezzotint portrait of Admiral Howe, Commander-in-Chief of the British fleet in North America during the American Revolution, and one of the major figures in British naval history. This portrait was published just six months after his famous victory of the 'Glorious First of June', the first naval battle of the French Revolutionary… Read more about this item Item Price
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History of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry From its Organization November 17th 1774 to Its Centennial Anniversary November 17th 1874
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- 1875
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Garrison, New York, USA
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$95.00
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Philadelphia: Hallowell & Co, 1875. Wraps. Good - condition. A history of the First Troop, part of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, the oldest mounted American military unit, and one of the oldest units in continuous service. The Troopers fought at the Battle of Princeton, served as escorts to General Washington at Trenton, took part in the War… Read more about this item Item Price
$95.00
![Map of Fort Constitution, Martelaers Rock [and] engraving of Boom and Chain at West Point](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/480/603/1258603480.0.m.jpg)
Map of Fort Constitution, Martelaers Rock [and] engraving of Boom and Chain at West Point
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- 1863
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Garrison, New York, USA
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$75.00
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New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1863. Very good condition. A map of Fort Constitution showing its location and proximity to West Point, along with an engraving. of the Boom and chain that extended from West Point to Martelaers Rock during the Revolutionary War. 8vo, b&w, disbound, very clean. Item Price
$75.00
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Andreana Containing The Trial, Execution and Various Matter Connected with the History of Major John Andre, Adjutant General of the British Army in America, A.D. 1780
by [André, John]; Horace Wemyss Smith
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- Limited edition
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- 1865
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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$450.00
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Philadelphia: Horace W. Smith, 1865. Limited edition. Hardcover. Good - condition. A Limited Edition of 50 copies in quarto size. With the portraits & facsimiles called for. Engravings include: portrait George Washington, portraits of Major Andre, portrait John Paulding, portrait Miss Honora Sneyd, portrait Miss Anna Seward, folding facsimile plate ("A representation of figures exhibited and paraded ..."),… Read more about this item Item Price
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Proceedings of a General Court Martial for the Trial of Major General Arnold
by [Benedict Arnold]; Francis Suydam Hoffman; W. Elliot Woodward
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- Limited edition
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- 1865
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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$450.00
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New York: J. Munsell, 1865. Limited edition. Hardcover. Good - condition. Limited edition of 35 copies in quarto size, a presentation copy to Charles G. Barney, Richmond Virginia, signed Francis S. Hoffman, Sept. 6 1865, and signed again by F. S. Hoffman at the limitations page, above the J. Munsell imprint.
A reprint of 1780 edition.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Cornelius - Russell - Littlefield - Phelps and Allied Families. Long Island genealogy
by Welsh, Goldie Baughman
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- 1941
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Garrison, New York, USA
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$375.00
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1941. Hardcover. Good +. A scarce typed genealogy of related New York families, beginning with the Cornelius family which settled in Flushing, Long Island in 1645, and where Aaron Cornelius received a large patent for the land which now encompasses Flushing, Oyster Bay, Glen Cove, Hempstead, Rosslyn and Freeport.
Concludes with the text of Civil War letters… Read more about this item Item Price
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Photograph album of a turn of the century horse & buggy trip through Catskill, Lebanon & Schoharie NY; Manchester & Wilmington VT
by [Andre, Major John; David Williams, Andre's Captor]
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- 1900
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Garrison, New York, USA
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1900. Hardcover. Very good overall. Seemingly a record of a horse and buggy tour through central New York and on to Vermont. There are nice architectural views of family homes, and others that interested the travelers. The 3rd & 4th photos are of the obelisk of David Williams, Revolutionary War hero, one of Major Andre's captors, along with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Our Branch of Barclays
by Barclay, Cornelia Barclay
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- Limited edition
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- 1915
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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$225.00
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New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1915. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Number 34 of 50 copies of this revised edition, for private distribution of a family genealogy. The Barclay family of New York, whose illustrious members include Henry Barclay, rector Trinity Church, New York City.
Genealogical record, from early English members (the Norman de Berkeleys) through to… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Capture of Major Andre." Engraving
by Durand, A.B. (after), Jones, Alfred. Smillie, James. & Hinshelwood, Robert. (engravers)
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- First printing
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- 1846
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$1,250.00
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New York: American Art Union, 1846. First printing. Very good overall. Handsome engraving dramatising Major Andre's capture. From a painting by A.B. Durand in the possession of the Honble. James K. Paulding. Published by the American Art Union exclusively for the members 1846. Andre was adjutant to the British General Henry Clinton, and is shown here in civilian… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,250.00
![Portrait of 'Madam Jumel' [with] Albumen photograph the Morris - Jumel Mansion](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/250/548/1077548250.0.m.jpg)
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Portrait of 'Madam Jumel' [with] Albumen photograph the Morris - Jumel Mansion
by [New York City; Photography]
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- 1880
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Garrison, New York, USA
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New York, 1880. Very good condition. Photograph of the famed New York mansion which became George Washington's headquarters in Manhattan in the fall of 1776, and from which he won his first victory of the war, the Battle of Harlem Heights.
Accompanied by a lithographic portrait of the wife of the second owner of the house,… Read more about this item Item Price
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War Out of Niagara, Walter Butler and the Tory Rangers
by Swiggett, Howard
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- Used - Good + overall
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- 1933
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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$195.00
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New York: Columbia University Press, 1933. Hardcover. Good + overall. Robert P. Patterson's signed copy with his annotations. Patterson was the Under Secretary and Secretary of War under President Franklin Roosevelt and President Harry Truman. The book chronicles the New York frontier struggle during the American Revolution, centering on the British Loyalist officer Walter Butler and his Rangers,… Read more about this item Item Price
$195.00
![Portion of the Boom at West Point During the Revolutionary War [with] Arrangement of the Great Boom and Chain at West Point](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/311/859/867859311.0.m.jpg)
Portion of the Boom at West Point During the Revolutionary War [with] Arrangement of the Great Boom and Chain at West Point
by [West Point] Barnard, W. S.
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New York: D. Van Nostrand. Very good condition. Two engraved illustrations of the boom and chain used at West Point in the Hudson Highlands as a means of disrupting British navigation of the river during the Revolutionary War. The upper illustration is a cross section showing two of the wooden rails of the log boom connected by chains,… Read more about this item Item Price
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