1790 · [Paris
by [Saint Domingue]
[Paris, 1790. 74pp. Antique-style three-quarter calf and boards. Repaired paper loss in titlepage approximately 1 1/2 inches in diameter, affecting first three letters of title. Light soiling on titlepage and second leaf; very minor foxing. Good. Untrimmed, several signatures unopened. "A partisan account of the disturbances at Port-au-Prince and Saint Marc during July and August, 1790" - Garrett. Bissainthe indicates that this imprint is Parisian, and it seems to reflect reports which would have arrived in France of the exploding tensions in Saint Domingue. Only nine copies of this work are located in OCLC. BISSAINTHE 7687. SABIN 75187. GARRETT, FRENCH COLONIAL QUESTION 159. OCLC 20694712, 77725342
(Inventory #: WRCAM41515)