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Memoirs of a Late Eminent Bookseller

Memoirs of a Late Eminent Bookseller by (Almon, John)

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Title
Memoirs of a Late Eminent Bookseller
Author
(Almon, John)
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Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
London: n.p., 1790. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. 262pp. Half leather, marbled paper boards. Rebacked, gilt spine title, else a very good copy. Almon was an English bookseller and publisher. In 1758 he began printing books and pamphlets critical of the government and in particular King George III. He printed the 1775 Philadelphia Congressional Proceedings, and Paine's Common Sense. He was imprisoned for libel. And prosecuted for printing a letter by the mysteious Junius, for which he was found guilty. These remembrances, including a transcript of the trial, are contained in this volume and even a letter from Benjamin Franklin. The Memoirs is considered valuable for the political history of 18th century England and of the American Revolution as well as freedom of the press. Some contemporary notes on the preliminary pages, and the engraved bookplate of David F. Day of Buffalo, NY. Usiana A-181; Sabin 954. Scarce. No copies (except reprints) found in OCLC nor auction records for the last hundred years. Housed in a modern clamshell case. .