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HUMPHREYS, DAVID. An Essay on the Life of the Honorable Major-General Israel Putnam. 12mo, early 1/2 calf, a bit worn; early owner's signature on
HUMPHREYS, DAVID. An Essay on the Life of the Honorable Major-General Israel Putnam. 12mo, early 1/2 calf, a bit worn; early owner's signature on the terminal text leaf. Hartford, 1788
- Notes: first edition. The first biography of Putnam, and a good source for contemporary information about the French and Indian War and the Revolution. "[Humphreys] had a natural talent for military science, and there are few more intelligent contemporary pictures of certain important campaigns, notably the battle of Long Island and the retreat from Harlem, than those contained in his Essay on the Life of the Honorable Major-General Israel Putnam"--DAB. Reprinted many times into the 19th century, the First Edition is scarce. Sabin 33804; Howes H794; Evans 21160.
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