Voyages dans L’Amerique Septentrionale Vol I&II
Paris: Prault, Imprimeur du Roi, c. 1786. Edition: First Edition, Binding: Recent cloth imitation of morocco with gilt text on spine., Notes: Text is in French. This book has been described as, "the first trust-worthy record of life in the United States" (Howes). It also still stands as one of the most reliable and fantastical accounts of the American Revolutionary period. François Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de Chastellux (1734 – 1788), was a military officer who served during the War of American Independence as a major general in the French expeditionary forces led by general Comte de Rochambeau. Being on General Rochambeau's staff for the duration of the war, Chastellux acted as the principal liaison officer between the French commander in chief and George Washington. However the Chevalier de Chastellux was also widely recognized, at the time of his campaigns in America, as a highly talented man of letters and a member of the Académie française., Size: 8vo (198x125mm). , Volume: 2, Category: Book Voyages General; Book Americas U.S.; Book Military. Lacks the two maps but the three plates are present, otherwise in very good condition. Item #B5227
Edition: First Edition, Binding: Recent cloth imitation of morocco with gilt text on spine., Notes: Text is in French. This book has been described as, "the first trust-worthy record of life in the United States" (Howes). It also still stands as one of the most reliable and fantastical accounts of the American Revolutionary period. François Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de Chastellux (1734 – 1788), was a military officer who served during the War of American Independence as a major general in the French expeditionary forces led by general Comte de Rochambeau. Being on General Rochambeau's staff for the duration of the war, Chastellux acted as the principal liaison officer between the French commander in chief and George Washington. However the Chevalier de Chastellux was also widely recognized, at the time of his campaigns in America, as a highly talented man of letters and a member of the Académie française., Size: 8vo (198x125mm). , Volume: 2, Category: Book Voyages General; Book Americas U.S.; Book Military.
Price: $275.00