The Oregon Question; or, a Statement on the British Claims to the Oregon Territory, in Opposition to the Pretensions of the Government of the United States of America

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Sale 380: The Northwest Part of America: The Library of John M. Steinbrugge (#380) 05/29/2008 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #77The Oregon Question; or, a Statement on the British Claims to the Oregon Territory, in Opposition to the Pretensions of the Government of the United States of America

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Title:

The Oregon Question; or, a Statement on the British Claims to the Oregon Territory, in Opposition to the Pretensions of the Government of the United States of America

Author:

Falconer, Thomas

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Samuel Clarke

Date Published:

1845

Description:

49, [3] pp. 9x5¾, stapled signatures. Second Edition.

The second edition of this defense of British rights to the Oregon Territory. Written partly as a response to Sturgis' On the Oregon Question, the pamphlet reviews the history of United States boundary questions and seeks to establish British title to the Oregon Territory. Complete as issued, without the map. Two postscripts to this work were issued separately. Howes F17; Sabin 23728.

Condition:

Slight chipping to some page fore-edges, staples rusty, very good or better.

Item#:

191283

Headline:

Falconer on British Claims to Oregon 1845
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