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The prospect before us. : Volume I[-II]. : [Two lines from Patrick Henry].
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1801 Cal Td+ V.2 1801
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Callender, James Thomson, 1758-1803 2041
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adams, John, 1735-1826--6365.
- Adams, John.
- Political corruption--United States--70472.
- Political corruption.
- United States--Politics and government--1797-1801--81872.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 3 v. ; 20-23 cm. (8vo)
- Place of Publication:
- Richmond, --Virginia: : Printed for the author, and sold by M. Jones, S. Pleasants, Jun. and J. Lyon., --1800[-1801]. (Price one dollar.)
- Notes:
- "The design of this book is to exhibit the mutiplied corruption of the federal government, and more especially the misconduct of the president, Mr. Adams."--v. 1, p. [3].
- Attributed to Callender by Evans and the Library of Congress.
- Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint.
- Imprint varies. Vol. 2, pt. 1: Richmond: Printed and sold by M. Jones, printer to the Commonwealth; by S. Pleasants, Jun. at the office of the Virginia Argus; by T. Field, Petersburgh; and by the author, in the jail of Richmond ... [1800]; v. 2, pt. 2: Richmond: Printed by H. Pace, and sold by M. Jones, printer to the Commonwealth; by S. Pleasants, Jun. ... by T. Field, Petersburgh; and by the author, in the jail of Richmond ... [1801].
- Vol. 1: 184 p.; v. 2, pt. 1: viii, [1], 10-152 p.; v. 2, pt. 2: 96 p.
- Errors in paging: v. 2, pt. 2, p. 13 misnumbered 31.
- Errata notes: v. 1, p. 184; v. 2, pt. 1, p. [ii]; v. 2, pt. 2, p. [2].
- Signatures: [A]-M[superscript 4].
- Local Notes:
- Library has: vol. II, part II.
- Fold. pl.
- Mathew Carey's copy.
- Retrospective conversion record: RLIN.
- HSP in LCP.
- Cited in:
- Evans 37083
- Evans 37084
- Shaw & Shoemaker 271
- Howes, C-72
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