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La Fayette in Prison rare American play

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Description

Heading:
Author: [Elliot, Samuel] "A Gentleman of Massachusetts"
Title: Fayette in Prison: or, Misfortunes of the Great. A Modern Tragedy.
Place Published: Worcester
Publisher:For the Author
Date Published: 1802
Description:

40 pp. (8vo) 20.5x12.5 cm (8x5") period stiff paper wrappers, stitched. First Edition.

Scarce dramatic work on Lafayette, prefaced with “Historical Remarks on General LaFayette.” Well represented in institutional collections but rare in trade, no copies in recent auction records.

Condition

Some edge wear; browning and foxing throughout; very good.

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La Fayette in Prison rare American play

Name: La Fayette in Prison rare American play
SKU: 60397449
Price: 500 USD
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