THE POLITICAL FUGITIVE: BEING A BRIEF DISQUISITION INTO THE MODERN SYSTEM OF BRITISH POLITICS; AND THE UNPARALLELED RIGOR OF POLITICAL PERSECUTION: TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS ON THE ABUSES AND CORRUPTIONS OF THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT. WRITTEN DURING A VOYAGE FROM LONDON TO NEW-YORK. BY. AUTHOR OF SEVERAL POLITICAL TRACTS IN ENGLAND

Butler, John

Edité par Thomas Greenleaf, New York, 1794

x, [11] - 115pp. Bound in19th-century red half morocco and paper boards, spine gilt. Corners and spine bumped and worn. Title leaf tanned; small tear at bottom margin repaired with tape. Otherwise, lightly toned. Good plus. Butler, a political refugee from England, dedicates his work to George Washington, signing at the end of the introduction as "A devoted Advocate for the Cause of Liberty." Calling himself "a fugitive who has emigrated from the severe rigor of political persecution" in England, Butler dedicates this book to George Washington. Examining the English government and society, he describes "the deformity of monarchical governments, and the tyranny and despotism annexed to that system." FIRST EDITION. Evans 26724. Sabin 9650. ESTC W27738. N° de réf. du vendeur 40602

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Titre : THE POLITICAL FUGITIVE: BEING A BRIEF ...
Éditeur : Thomas Greenleaf, New York
Date d'édition : 1794