London: Printed by Edward Owen, 1756. 64pp. Modern half morocco over linen boards, spine gilt. Contemporary manuscript annotation on titlepage. Titlepage lightly stained and dusty, internally clean and crisp. A very good copy. A restatement of Britain's claims in the dispute over Nova Scotia and the area south of the.....

[Philadelphia. 1798]. 72pp. Dbd. Light even toning. Very good. This message is the second entirely devoted to the troubles of the United States with France, the XYZ Affair, and the naval "Quasi-War." The French government had attempted to extort a bribe from the American envoys Charles Pinckney, John Marshall, and.....

Philadelphia. 1798. 41pp. Dbd. A bit tanned. Old faded stamp on upper right corner of titlepage. Otherwise quite good. Addison, a supporter of the recently enacted Sedition Act of 1798, writes about the impending war with France. He was a consistent ultra-Federalist and hater of the French Revolution.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and T. Cadell, London, 1830. Two volumes. vii,[1],iii,[1],339; [2],iii,[1],327pp. Frontispiece in first volume. 12mo. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards, black gilt morocco labels. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown of second volume, removed in first. Internally bright and clean. Near fine, in an attractive contemporary binding. An.....

Paris. Feb. 23, 1783. 3pp. Quarto. Later marbled wrappers. Minor toning. Near fine. Decree from the King of France concerning payment of bills of exchange issued for naval service during the American Revolution.

Paris. 1780. 2pp. Quarto, on a folded folio sheet. Fine. This pronouncement on American privateers was issued by the king in August, 1780. Both American and French privateers were heavily engaged in the Revolution; this act seeks to ensure the distribution of prizes is equitable. Not in Wroth, ACTS OF.....

Aix: Joseph David, 1783. 3pp. Quarto. Later marbled paper wrappers. Moderate edge wear, slight browning to edges. Very good. Regional printing at Aix of the official proclamation of peace between France and Great Britain, originally printed by the Imprimerie Royale. This version contains an additional paragraph of official authorization for.....

Paris: d'Imprimerie Royale, 1780. 15pp. Quarto. Dbd. Minor toning. Near fine. The regulations for Rochambeau's forces in America, issued at Versailles on March 20, 1780. The destination of the expedition outlined in the regulations is never stated, since the French sought to give the impression it was bound for the.....

Washington. 1812. 33pp. Gathered signatures, string-tied as issued. Very good, untrimmed and unopened. This claim was submitted by the heirs of Beaumarchais, the great French playwright who produced THE BARBER OF SEVILLE and THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, requesting compensation for the funds their ancestor expended in supporting the American Revolution.....

Paris. April 28, 1780. 2pp. Modern marbled paper over boards, gilt paper spine label. Horizontal crease to text leaf, else fine. A supplement to the Parisian periodical LA GAZETTE FRANCOISE, the leading source of French news on the American Revolution. This issue outlines French naval movements to Fort Royal in.....

[Philadelphia: Folwell, 1796]. pp.[363]-484,[1]. Dbd. Foxed, else good. Published in the first volume of Folwell's collected U.S. Laws, issued in 1796, with separate titlepage. Contains both French treaties of 1778, the Provisional Treaty of 1792, and the Definitive Treaty of 1783 with the British, and the Dutch commercial treaty and.....

London. 1795. 68pp. Dbd. Some soiling, else very good. Auckland, a close associate and friend of William Pitt, presents his views on the French Revolution and war, supposedly incorporating the ideals of Pitt as well.

Philadelphia. May 4, 1798. [1]p., on a folded folio sheet, docketed on verso of conjugate leaf. Old folds, two small areas of marginal loss to conjugate leaf from removed seal, not affecting text. Minor foxing and toning. Very good. A letter from Philadelphia mayor Hilary Baker concerning measures taken to.....