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Travels in North America in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782. A Revised Translation with Introduction and Notes By Howard C. Rice, Jr. [Two Volumes]
by Chastellux, Marquis De
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1963. Francois Jean de Beavoir (1734-1788) was a Major General with the French expeditionary forces in the American revolution. He served as laison to Washington and became a friend of Jefferson. His travels were first published in 1788, and serve as a primary source for the time. These are Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copies of a revised translation., the First Edition. Green cloth bindings with gilt titling on the spine. Clean texts; xxiv, 361 pages, and ix, continues 365-688. Notes, index, many illustrations. Spines are lightly faded; a few scuff marks. The original slipcase remains sturdy, with light rubbing and soiling. An exceptionally nice way to experience the Eighteenth Century.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005620
- Title
- Travels in North America in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782. A Revised Translation with Introduction and Notes By Howard C. Rice, Jr. [Two Volumes]
- Author
- Chastellux, Marquis De
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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