Fine Books and Manuscripts

Recueil d'Estampes Representant les Differents Evenemens de la Guerre qui a Procure l'independence aux Etats Unis de l'Amerique. Paris: Ponce and Godefroy, [1784].4to (172/242 x 180/321 mm). 15 engraved plates (of 16, with 2 duplicates), comprising: plate numbers 1-9, 11-12, and 16 on wove paper (window mounted or on stubs); plate numbers 2 and 10 (here unnumbered) on laid paper. Disbound. Often cited as the first French book with a title-page mentioning the United States, with plates engraved on copper from designs by Godefroy, Fauvel, William, Lausan, P.C. Marillier, Le Paon and others. The plates present include the title, and depict the tarring and feathering of John Malcolm, the battle of Lexington, the surrender at Saratoga, campaigns in Dominica, Senegal, Grenada, Pensacola, and Tobago, and the surrender of Cornwallis.