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THE LIFE, ADVENTURES, AND OPINIONS OF COL. GEORGE HANGER
by Hanger, George
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London, 1801. Two volumes. [4],339; [4],475,[4]pp. Half titles. Handsome three-quarter morocco and marbled boards, gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., by Zaehnsdorf. Minor shelf wear. Contemporary bookplate on front pastedowns, modern bookplate on rear pastedowns. Light scattered foxing. Very good. This work, actually ghostwritten by William Combe, covers a variety of topics on which Hanger had opinions, thus only part of the book is of American concern; that part, however, is of great interest for the Revolution. Hanger went to New York in 1778 and was sent to Savannah the following year. He took part in the siege of Charleston, mustered Loyalists in the Carolinas, and fought under Cornwallis in North Carolina in 1780, including service as Tarleton's second- in-command. He was recuperating from yellow fever in Bermuda when the battle of Yorktown took place, and was back in New York from 1781 until the final British evacuation in 1783. Page two of the text in the first volume includes a wood-engraved illustration of a hanging man, punning on his name. CLARK I:214. HOWES H158. SABIN 30227.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM48912
- Title
- THE LIFE, ADVENTURES, AND OPINIONS OF COL. GEORGE HANGER
- Author
- Hanger, George
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1801
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
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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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- Gilt
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- Bookplate
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- Shelf Wear
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
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