David Mason Fine and Rare Books

THOMPSON, David. History of the Late War, Between Great Britain and the United States of America: With a retrospective view of the causes from whence it originated; Collected From The Most Authentic Sources. To which is added an Appendix, containing public documents & c., relating to the subject.

Niagara, U.C: Printed By T. Sewell..., 1832. First edition. 12mo., full cont. calf, this copy has been professionally rebacked with a new calf spine and leather label, (viii), (9)-300pp. Some foxing throughout, heavier on first and last 20 pages, some rubbing to extremities otherwise a very good copy.  TPL 1017, Sabin 95487.

"Thompson, a Scot, served in Canada in the War of 1812 and settled at Niagara as a school teacher. This work is based on official documents, periodicals and historical volumes of settled integrity, also on the Author's personal knowledge of the transactions detailed and on information from persons of unquestionable veracity." "Thompson explains the retarded appearance of the work by 'the difficulty experienced in procuring paper of a sufficiently good quality to answer the just expectations of the patrons of the work' As a sequel to publication, the Author was unfortunately imprisoned for debt." (TPL).