Genuine Narratives and Concise Memoirs of some of the most interesting exploits and singular Adventures of John M'Alpine a native Highlander. From the time of his Emigration from Scotland to America 1773.Greenock, 1780. [Reprinted with wood-engravings by Kathleen M. Lindsley and a new preface by Thomas Rae.]

Published by The Black Pennell Press, Greenock,, 1985

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Seller: Claude Cox Old & Rare Books ABA, ILAB, Saxmundham, United KingdomClaude Cox Old & Rare Books ABA, ILAB

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No. 152 of 200 copies, pp.xiv,82 + colophon, frontispiece facsimile of the title-page of the 1780 edition, title device & eight wood-engraved vignettes; hand-set in Caslon old face and printed damp on Zerkall mould-made paper, the wood-engravings printed separately; hand bound in leather-backed Japanese wood veneer boards, uncut. A fine copy of the most substantial book of the Press. A fascinating account of M'Alpine's experiences in the British Army in America under Generals Carleton and Burgoyne. AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE. Military America Independence Private Press.

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Genuine Narratives and Concise Memoirs of some of the most interesting exploits and singular Adventures of John M'Alpine a native Highlander. From the time of his Emigration from Scotland to America 1773.Greenock, 1780. [Reprinted with wood-engravings by Kathleen M. Lindsley and a new preface by Thomas Rae.]
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BLACK PENNELL PRESS. M'ALPINE, John.
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The Black Pennell Press, Greenock,
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1985
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Established 1975 in a Suffolk farmhouse, we now have five book rooms & a gallery at the old White Hart in the centre of Saxmundham, near Aldeburgh in Suffolk. Visitors are welcome but we open by appointment only except on Book & Artisan Market Saturdays (the second Saturday each month from Easter to Christmas) when the book rooms are open to all from 10am to 1pm. We also issue printed catalogues & regular email lists of new acquisitions, specialising in Printing & the Art of the Book, Wood-engraving, Bookplates, & General Antiquarian.

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