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[Americana] First American Edition of Marbois, History

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[Americana] First American Edition of Marbois, History

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[Americana] First American Edition of Marbois, History of Louisiana, in Original Boards, 1830 - Important Source on Louisiana Purchase

Barbe Marbois, Francois. THE HISTORY OF LOUISIANA, PARTICULARLY OF THE CESSION OF THAT COLONY TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; WITH AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY ON THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.Translated from the French by an American Citizen. Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1830. First Edition. 9 1/4 by 5 3/4 inches in contemporary boards with a printed paper label to the spine. xviii,[2],[17]-455pp. plus errata;page edges untrimmed. HOWES B115, "aa." STREETER SALE 1600. SABIN 3307. MONAGHAN 136. EBERSTADT 127:60. "Barbe-Marbois represented France in the preliminary negotiations with the United States on the Louisiana purchase and his book is one of the main sources on that subject." (Streeter)

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Wear and staining to joints, spine, and original board covers; contents with intermittent foxing - but a solid and sound example of an important early source.

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