1 vol.
(Delaville, Abbe.) Etat Present de la Pensilvanie. [Paris], 1756. First edition. Small 8vo, contemp. mottled calf, gilt-paneled spine, red morocco spine label, gilt armorial covers, red stained edges; corners rubbed, edges scuffed. Fold. map. Internally crisp & clean. 18th-century French armorial bookplate.
Rare contemporary source for the history of Pennsylvania during the early stages of the French & Indian War, includes material on Benjamin Franklin, General Braddock & the Quakers, the Chouanon & Delaware Indians.
Sabin 19370; Streeter 2:960, Siebert 161