The foresters, an American tale: being a sequel to the History of John Bull the clothier. In a series of letters to a friend.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Fiction.

International relations.

International relations--Early works to 1800.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Fiction.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216p., [1]leaf of plates ) ill. ;

Other Title:

Foresters,

The foresters, an American tale

Place of Publication:

Printed at Boston : by I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews, proprietors of the work, Faust's Statue, no. 45, Newbury Street, MDCCXCII. [1792]

Notes:

Historical allegory dealing with the American Revolution and contemporary relations with England and France. Attributed to Belknap in the Dictionary of American biography.

Two states of the frontispiece noted in BAL. In the first (BAL 1), which is unsigned, the block in the lower left corner reads "£ 150,000000." In the second (BAL 2), signed "Seymour de. sc.", the block in the lower corner reads"£ 200 millions." - Two states of gathering G noted in BAL. In one, the footnote ("Pennsylvania") appears without an asterisk and has a space between the third and fourth letters. In the other, the space is closed and an asterisk precedes the footnote.

Printers' monogram device on title page.

Signed on p.211: Amyntor, i.e. Jeremy Belknap.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Evans, 24086

BAL, 929

Wright, L.H. Amer. fiction, 1774-1850 (2nd ed.), 289

Sabin, 4433

English Short Title Catalog, W5413.

OCLC:

642792888