$800
Estimate: $600 - $900
The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer, Part III
Auction: January 30, 2020 10:00:00 AM EDT
Philadelphia: R. Aitken & Son, 1789. In two volumes. First edition. Tall 8vo. vi, 359; iv, 360 pp. Mid-19th century three-quarter black morocco over marbled paper-cverd boards, stamped in gilt, joints rubbed; top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; title-page in each volume lightly to moderately toned; light spotting and some foxing to text. Howes R 35; Evans 22090.
David Ramsay (1749-1815) was a physician, South Carolina legislator, and historian. His works are particularly valued for their eyewitness accounts of the American Revolution.