AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED KINGDOMS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE SUFFERINGS OF THOMAS O'NEILL, A BRITISH OFFICER, WHILE CONFINED IN THE PRISON OF THE CONCIERGERIE, AT PARIS. .
by O'Neill, Thomas
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- Condition
- Very Good binding
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: R. Edwards, 1806. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. 35, [1], 71 [1] pp. Second Edition, printed the same year as the first. Handsomely rebound in modern cloth with stamped leather spine label; textblock untrimmed. Stamps on a half dozen pages from a defunct library; title pages is chipped with some loss at the fore-edge margin, not affecting text; pages are somewhat toned/foxed. A remarkable captivity narrative from the French Revolution in which O'Neill recounts his abusive treatment as a prisoner of war as well as his escape. The narrative concludes with a rousing call to arms for all men to stand against their foe. Uncommon.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4278
- Title
- AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED KINGDOMS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE SUFFERINGS OF THOMAS O'NEILL, A BRITISH OFFICER, WHILE CONFINED IN THE PRISON OF THE CONCIERGERIE, AT PARIS. .
- Author
- O'Neill, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- R. Edwards
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1806
- Bookseller catalogs
- History--World; Rare Book Room;
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About the Seller
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
About Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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