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Sale 759 - Selections from the Library of Gerald and Barbara Weiner
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CHASTELLUX, Franois Jean, Marquis de (1734-1788). Travels in North-America in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782... translated from the French by an English Gentleman. Dublin: Printed for Messrs. Colles, Moncrieffe, and others, 1787.
2 volumes, 8vo (197 x 118 mm). 2 folding engraved plates and 3 folding engraved maps at end of vol. II. Contemporary calf, smooth spines gilt, red and green morocco lettering-pieces gilt (vol.II rebacked .
FIRST DUBLIN EDITION published in the same year as the London edition, which was the first edition in English. According to Howes, “In its completed form [Travels] constitutes the first trustworthy record of life in the United States.” Howes C-324; Sabin 12229.