general james wilkinson (5 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: Good. Tarnished Warrior by Major-General James Wilkinson, 1938, 1st editionHardback. Illustrated.Published by Macmillan, New YorkPages: 380 + intro + platesCondition: Some edge wear/bumps to boards; no jacket. Inscription to first page. Light foxing to pages with minor folds in places. A nice copy.

Zustand: New.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. 3 Volume Set, the 4th Volume (Atlas) is not included. All 3 Volumes have been rebound in blue cloth. The new bindings remain strong and square. Volume 1 is missing the title page, CR page, Dedication page and the Introduction (v - xv). The first printed page following the end-papers is Page 1, Chapter One. Pages: 855, 578 and 496 plus Appendices at the end of each volume. Fold out pages throughout with charts and facsimile letters. Volume II has pencil marginalia mostly in Chapter 5 and the Appendix., Foxing throughout all volumes. . . . . . . . . . James Wilkinson was born on March 24, 1757, in Calvert County, Maryland. When the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775 he enlisted in the Continental Army under Thompson?s Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion just in time for the Siege of Boston. That winter he was commissioned a captain and became an aide-de-camp to Major General Nathanael Greene. After the Revolutionary War, in 1784, Wilkinson moved to the Kentucky territory. In 1791, Wilkinson returned to the service of the United States Army to fight in the Northwest Indian War. He was commissioned a lieutenant colonel In the 2nd US Infantry. In 1816, Wilkinson published his 3 volume memoirs (*Memoirs of My Own Times*) to try and clear his name. Historians have judged Wilkinson harshly for his treasonous work as an agent for the Spanish empire and for his involvement in numerous schemes to profit himself. Theodore Roosevelt described Wilkinson as *In all our history, there is no more despicable character.* -- American Battlefield Trust.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Philadelphia, 1816. In Three Volumes. Three quarter leather with marbled boards; most likely rebound; 5 raised bands on spine with gilt spine titles; leather worn and scuffed; top edges gilt; front and rear boards of Volume III are detached but present; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Marbled endpapers; neat repairs/backing to title pages of Volumes II and III; numerous fold-out tables and letters; foxing throughout; no internal markings; 855,578 and 496 pages. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of books.