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Edmund BurkeAN ACCOUNT OF THE EUROPEAN SETTLEMENTS IN AMERICA. IN SIX PARTS....
London. 1777. Two volumes. [6],xii,324; xii,308pp. Folding frontispiece map in each volume. Later speckled calf, maroon and black gilt morocco labels, ornate gilt spines. Front board of second volume detached, but present. Covers slightly bowed. Armorial bookplate and early 19th-century ownership signature on front paste down of each volume. Later bookplate on rear pastedown of each volume. Internally clean. Very good. Item #WRCAM33335
The sixth edition, "with improvements." The authorship of this work, at least in terms of primary credit, still remains open, with William Burke (Edmund's cousin) and Richard Burke (his brother) frequently being given credit as collaborators. Burke himself told Boswell that he only "revised" it. Whomever the ultimate responsible party was, the work was nonetheless extremely popular, and was frequently reprinted and translated. The two maps are general illustrations of North and South America. HOWES B974. CLARK I:208. SABIN 9282. BORBA DE MORAES p. 135 (ref.)
Price: $400.00