[AMERICANA]. [AMERICAN REVOLUTION]. [TUCKER, Josiah]. A Series of Answers to Certain Popular Objections, Against Separating from the Rebellious Colonies and Discarding Them Entirely; Being the Concluding Tract of the Dean of Gloucester, on the Subject of American Affairs. Gloucester: R. Ralkes, 1776. 8vo. 108, [5, Contents], [6, ads] pp. Bound in modern half brown calf over marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt, burgundy gilt morocco lettering label (spine lightly sunned, minor rubbing to binding, sticker residue to fp.; title-page creased and soiled, text toned, soiled, edgeworn, foxed; with ink notations throughout, including ?verbose? on the title-page, referring to the Dean of Gloucester). Very good. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION IN WHICH TUCKER ADVOCATES GRANTING THE AMERICAN COLONIES INDEPENDENCE. He argues that doing so would save bloodshed, improve the British economy, force the colonists to pay their own expenses, and continuing trade with Britain. He also comments on the slave trade. He has information about Benjamin Franklin, stating that Franklin initially had no hostility toward the Stamp Act (he even tried to get ?his man? appointed a stamp agent). Rare. Measurements: 9 x 6 x ??.