VERGENNES (Count of). Historical and political memoir on Lou - Lot 599

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VERGENNES (Count of). Historical and political memoir on Lou - Lot 599
VERGENNES (Count of). Historical and political memoir on Louisiana. Accompanied by a Précis of the life of this Minister, and followed by others. Memoirs on Indostan, Santo Domingo, Corsica and French Guiana. Paris, Lepetit jeune, An X. - 1802. In-8, half marbled basane, smooth back. ornate, orange title piece, yellow edges speckled with red (period binding). Chadenat, n°1502. - Gagnon, t. II, n°2221. - Sabin, n°98971. Original edition, decorated with a portrait of the author engraved by Bovinet. RARE AND VERY IMPORTANT WORK FOR THE HISTORY OF LOUISIANE AND CANADA, written some time after the end of the War. of Seven Years (Chadenat). In addition to the memoirs mentioned in the title, we find at the end a letter from Turgot to the Duke of Choiseul, dated 10 October 1765, concerning the Chanvalon affair and the disastrous Kourou expedition in 1763-1764. Slight uniform foxing to a few leaves. Skillful restorations to the hinges.
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