Printed document on vellum, in Latin, accomplished in ms., being a royal commission appointing William Johnson captain ("nauclerus") of the ship "Maria" by (Royal Navy) George III, King of England - 1778

NY: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1965. First American Edition; 225 clean, unmarked pages; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar. 2nd. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by B/W Illus. 8 vo.

NY: Macmillan Company, 1969. 1st printing, revised edition; 304 clean, unmarked pages/index; dj w/moderate rubbing, clipped price, in mylar; owner's name neatly inked ot on flyleaf. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8 Vo.

NY: William Morrow & Company, 1986. 1st thus, Limited Edition; 302 clean, unmarked pages; dj w/unclipped price; From 1810 to 1820, while his father, King George III, declined into madness at Windsor, besieged by nightmares of England sinking into the sea, George, the Prince of Wales, served as Regent, creating an epoch in England now known as the Regency Period.". 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by B/W Illus. 8 vo.

NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968. dj w/unclipped price; 294 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Frontis. 8 Vo; 1 Poiund.

NY: Pantheon, 1969. First American Edition; dj w/clipped price, in mylar; 407 clean,unmarked pages/index. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by b/w Illus; Thomas Rowlandson End Papers . 8 Vo; 1 Poiund.

Wakefield: EP Publishing, 1977. Facsimile reprint; reprinted 1977. Hardcover. Octavo, viii, 150 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine is white with purple and red print. Dust jacket has slight edge wear. Price unclipped: "￡4.25 net". Boards in red cloth. Light wear to spine caps. Text block has light tanning to endpapers. Illustrated: original b&w frontispiece (portrait). Facsimile reprint of 1647 edition. 1373292. FP New Rockville Stock.

Stipple, from Jerdan's "National Portrait Gallery",

Engraving, from Sydney's 'History of England', good margins,

stipple engraving, from 'Contemporary Portraits',

England, 1775. On offer is an original LS by English King George III dated 3 January 1775, a mere six days before Parliament declared Massachusetts in a state of rebellion. On March 23 Patrick Henry gives the "Give me or give me Death" speech, and on 19 April came the first shots on Lexington Green. King George III, King of England, 1760 - 1820, he supported the policy which led to war with, and the loss of the American colonies sends his cousin to Princess Abbess at Gardersheim Germany his profuse best wishes for the New Year. Signed "George R" one page both sides, 8 x 12.5 which reads in part: "You have our most sincere thanks for the pleasant mark that your dear Love has given us at this time of change to a New Year, of your friendly disposition toward us. We reciprocate the same, and would express the sincere wish that Your dear Love may have begun the New Year Pleasantly, and may pass it in uninterrupted enjoyment of unalloyed prosperity...George R." In fine… Read More