WINDING DOWN Revolutionary War Letters Benjamin Gilbert John Shy 1989 1st NF For Sale

Winding Down: The Revolutionary War Letters of Lieutenant Benjamin Gilbert of Massachusetts, 1780–1783

John Shy

The University of Michigan Press

1989

First edition

Near fine in a very good plus dust jacket. A crisp, likely unread copy with tight binding, sharp corners, and clean unmarked pages throughout. Jacket presents beautifully in a protective Mylar sleeve, with only scattered light foxing visible primarily to the white panels and flaps. Cloth boards remain clean and fresh. No ownership marks, bookplates, or writing noted.

Illustrated with maps and historical reproductions throughout. A scholarly presentation of Lieutenant Benjamin Gilbert’s wartime correspondence, covering the final years of the American Revolution including Yorktown, West Point, demobilization, and postwar transition. Includes maps, illustrations, bibliography, appendix, and index.

Edited by noted military historian John Shy and published in association with the William L. Clements Library. An increasingly scarce and highly regarded Revolutionary War primary source, of particular interest to collectors of early American military history, manuscript correspondence, Massachusetts history, and academic Americana.

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