Large Handsome Folio Hardcover. Leather spine with gilt titling. Near Fine clean collectible condition. Rear board has a very small rub at the top. Also a two inch fade stain on rear board. Interior Clean. Binding tight First American Limited Edition.Color portraits Beautiful privately printed volume dedicated to America's first champion of "Free Speech" and freedom of the press, John Peter Zenger in colonial New York City. Important in this era of war against the press from the top down this inspires how it happened before. Beautifully illustrated Gilt tiling. Intro by Tom Wicker of the New York Times Limited edition to 1200 copies deckled paper Facsimile pages of first newspapers in New York NOT a library book. Five Star.Bookstore since 1977 See our scans First Edition.
Title: John Peter Zenger And Freedom Of The Press from the book by Livingston Rutherford
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN Number: 031860907X
ISBN-13: 9780318609072
Location Published: U.S.A, A.Colish Inc.: 1984
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Categories: American Revolution/French & Indian War
Seller ID: 009949