Pierre DU CALVET
Appel à la justice de l'Etat [Appeal to the Justice of the State; or A Collection of Letters to the King, to the Prince of Wales, and to the Ministers; together with a Letter to the Gentlemen of Canada, faithfully setting forth the dreadful acts of arbitrary violence that prevailed in the colony during the recent disturbances, and the true sentiments of Canada regarding the Quebec Bill, and the form of government best suited to restore peace and public happiness. A letter to General Haldimand himself. Finally, a last letter to Lord Sidney, containing an abstract of the news of the 4th and 10th of May last, relating to what took place in April in the Legislative Council of Quebec, with the protests of six councillors, led by the Lieutenant-Governor Henry Hamilton, against the new State inquisition established by the Governor and his party]
Sans nom d'éditeur|London 1784|12.7 x 21.5 cm|Relié
Very rare first edition, printed anonymously in London in June and July 1784. Octavo. Sabin 21044. The French Catalogue collectif de France records only two copies, at the Bibliothèque nationale de France and in Rouen. The first edition collates v, 320, viii pp., with table and errata.
Nineteenth-century green half calf with corners, smooth spine slightly darkened and ruled in gilt, marbled paper boards framed with a gilt fillet and with a crowned gilt cipher within a central cartouche, lemon edges. Corners bumped, a few small abrasions to board edges. Bookplate to one pastedown. A few small spots...
€4,500