Title: The Letters of the British Spy. Originally published in the Virginia Argus, in August and September, 1803 Author: [Wirt, William] Place: Richmond Publisher: Samuel Pleasants, Junior Date: December, 1803 Description: 88 pp. (8vo) 21.5x12.7 cm. (8½x5"), period calf. Second Edition. "It was in 1803 that Wirt began his literary career by publishing the first of 'The Letters of the British Spy' in the Richmond Argus. They came out anonymously and were supposed to be the contemporary observations of an English traveler upon Virginian society and other miscellaneous topics. The authorship was at once recognized, and the letters had an enormous popularity, going through numerous editions within a few years." (DAB) Howes W585. Lot Amendments Condition: Covers detached, backstrip lacking; browned and foxed throughout. Item number: 210324
Title: The Letters of the British Spy. Originally published in the Virginia Argus, in August and September, 1803 Author: [Wirt, William] Place: Richmond Publisher: Samuel Pleasants, Junior Date: December, 1803 Description: 88 pp. (8vo) 21.5x12.7 cm. (8½x5"), period calf. Second Edition. "It was in 1803 that Wirt began his literary career by publishing the first of 'The Letters of the British Spy' in the Richmond Argus. They came out anonymously and were supposed to be the contemporary observations of an English traveler upon Virginian society and other miscellaneous topics. The authorship was at once recognized, and the letters had an enormous popularity, going through numerous editions within a few years." (DAB) Howes W585. Lot Amendments Condition: Covers detached, backstrip lacking; browned and foxed throughout. Item number: 210324
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