JOHNSON, Samuel

Political Tracts. Containing, the False Alarm. Falkland's Islands. Th

Item #53141

JOHNSON, Samuel. Political Tracts. Containing, the False Alarm. Falkland's Islands. The Patriot; and, Taxation No Tyranny. Contemporary period-stylefull calf, flat spine fully gilt-tooled in overall repeated design, red gilt-lettered spine label, gilt-chamfered edges. London: For W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1776. First collected edition of Johnson's four chief political tracts. One of 750 copies (Adams, American Controversy, 76-71a). The most notable of these is Taxation No Tyranny, published in pamphlet form the previous year as Taxation No Tyranny; An Answer to the Resolution and Address of the American Congress, in which Johnson defends the right of Parliament to tax the American colonies. "Boswell says that these effusions were collected into a volume with the title of 'Political Tracts, by the Authour of the Rambler', but I have not met with any copy bearing the last six words." Courtney and Smith, p. 127. Faint scattered foxing, else a very fine copy.

Price: $4,500.00