ANNUAL REGISTER - PARIS TREATY AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE George Washington - 1783

Description: I have here for sale a book entitled THE ANNUAL REGISTER OR A VIEW OF THE HISTORY & POLITICS, AND LITERATURE FOR THE YEAR 1783. This first edition was published 2 years after the events in 1785 by J. Dodsley, London. A great volume to have, it includes: the Paris Treaty - A treaty between the United States and Great Britain is signed in Paris, formally ending the American Revolutionary War, in which Britain recognizes the independence of the United States; and treaties are signed between Britain, France, and Spain at Versailles, ending hostilities with the Franco-Spanish Alliance and much about the correspondence of George Washington as he resigns his Commission - Washington led American forces to a decisive victory over the British in the Revolutionary War, leading the British to sign the Treaty of Paris, which acknowledged the sovereignty and independence of the United States. He resigned his commission in 1783 after the conclusion of the Revolutionary War. Also included is a full description of the Robert brothers flight in the world's first hydrogen balloon: Les Frères Robert were two French brothers. Anne-Jean Robert (1758–1820) and Nicolas-Louis Robert (1760–1820) were the engineers who built the world's first hydrogen balloon for professor Jacques Charles,[3] which flew from central Paris on 27 August 1783.[1][4] They went on to build the world's first manned hydrogen balloon, and on 1 December 1783 Nicolas-Louis accompanied Jacques Charles on a 2-hour, 5-minute flight.[1][5][4] Their barometer and thermometer made it the first balloon flight to provide meteorological measurements of the atmosphere above the Earth's surface.[6] The brothers subsequently experimented with an elongated elliptical shape for the hydrogen envelope in a balloon they attempted to power and steer by means of oars and umbrellas. In September 1784 the brothers flew 186 km from Paris to Beuvry, the world's first flight of more than 100 km. This volume is packed with interesting articles of history, politics, natural history from the year 1783 - a great volume to own. Half bound in leather over marbled boards. Gilt title lettering on blocks to the spine. Boards are firm. Board edges are rubbed. Spine ends are bumped. Bookplate on the inside of the front board. The last 2 pages have loss to the lower corners. This book is in very good condition, pages are generally clean and bright, it is tightly bound with no loose or missing pages.[iv], [367,223, [13]pp. 23cm x 14cm. Postage and packing : I know that you will be looking forward to receiving your order, each book is carefully wrapped in packing paper ( I have changed from bubble wrap to try and reduce my use of plastic) and posted in a Jiffy bag if size permitting, if not it is double wrapped in corrugated cardboard, brown paper and then securely taped. To keep the cost of the postage down to the most economical level per book, you may consider buying more than 1 item from my eBay account. You can then request a combined postage cost and I will combine the items into the fewest parcels as possible - saving you money :) My main posting days are Monday and Thursday ie. If you place an order and payment is received after Thursday 12.00 noon your order will be posted out on Monday. If you place an order and payment is received after Monday 12.00 noon your order will be posted out Thursday morning. If you require your book urgently please contact me and I will do my best. :) Please note that all local taxes , import duties and vat are at the customers own expense.

Price: 149.99 GBP

Location: Northwich

End Time: 2024-10-16T13:37:09.000Z

Shipping Cost: 45.76 GBP

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Binding: Leather

Place of Publication: LONDON

Non-Fiction Subject: History & Military

Language: English

Original/Reproduction: Original

Region: Europe

Author: DODSLEY

Publisher: DODSLEY

Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

Original/Facsimile: Original

Year Printed: 1785