Frontispiece, 3 plates (1 folding). xvi, 392 pp. Half title present. 1 vols. 8vo
1778 · Amsterdam et à Paris
by Bossu, M. [Jean Bernard]
Amsterdam et à Paris: Chez la Veuve Duchesne, 1778. Nouvelle edition. Frontispiece, 3 plates (1 folding). xvi, 392 pp. Half title present. 1 vols. 8vo. Later half burgundy leather over marbled boards, t.e.g., others uncut. Some light foxing, otherwise near fine. Handsome copy. Nouvelle edition. Frontispiece, 3 plates (1 folding). xvi, 392 pp. Half title present. 1 vols. 8vo. Account of the author's third visit to Louisiana, then a Spanish colony, in 1771-1772. According to Sabin, the 1778 edition differs from the 1777 only in the title page. His first book, published in 1768, landed him in prison and explains the fictitious Amsterdam imprint in this work. This title is the least common of Bossu's writings on Louisiana. Sabin 6470; Streeter Sale 1520; Howes B627
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