MEMOIRS OF GILBERT M. LAFAYETT
1835 · Geneva, N.Y.
by Ducoudray Holstein, H.L.V.
Geneva, N.Y.: John Greves & Co, 1835. xii,[13]-300pp. 12mo. Contemporary half sheep over marbled paper, leather label. Spine rubbed and chipped, rubbed, corners scuffed. Toning to edges, light to medium foxing throughout. About good. The second revised edition of the life of the Marquis de Lafayette, French aristocrat and general in the American Revolutionary War. Lafayette was a staunch supporter of America's fight for independence and was a close friend of key figures such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. His position as a French military officer, as well as ally to America, created an often difficult situation for Lafayette, as he strove to navigate his place between the two countries. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 31422. (Inventory #: WRCAM50014)