[Crèvecoeur, Michel-Guillaume St. Jean de.] Voyage dans La Haute Pensylvanie et dans L'État de New-York. Paris, 1801

[CRÈVECOEUR, MICHEL-GUILLAUME ST. JEAN DE.]

VOYAGE DANS LA HAUTE PENSYLVANIE ET DANS L’ÉTAT DE NEW-YORK, PAR UN MEMBRE ADOPTIF DE LA NATION ONÉIDA. TRADUIT ET PUBLIÉ PAR L'AUTEUR DES LETTRES D'UN CULTIVATEUR AMÉRICAIN. PARIS: CHEZ MARADAN, 1801

3 volumes, 8vo (8 1/4 x % 1/2 in.; 210 x 140 mm, uncut). Half-titles, engraved frontispiece, 4 folding engraved maps, 5 plates (3 folding), 5 tables (4 folding); tears to 2:E5 and 3:C4, the lower corner of 3:O2 detached. Original stiff wrappers; spines worn.

First edition, a very nice set in original condition. Crèvecoeur's continuation of Letters from an American Farmer, presented on the title-page as a translation, is actually an original work. The author fought for France during the French and Indian War, but remained in the United States afterwards, becoming a naturalized American citizen. He settled in Orange County, New York, where he lost his wife and his home in an Indian raid. In 1783 Crèvecoeur was appointed French Consulate; retired to France in 1790.

LITERATURE:
Field 388 (incorrectly calling for 10 instead of 11 maps and plates); Howes C884, Monaghan 503; Sabin 17501 (incorrectly calling for 13 instead of 15 maps, plates and tables)

PROVENANCE:
Frank T. Siebert (Acquired MacManus 1976; sold his sale, Sotheby's New York, 21 May 1999, lot 216)

Condition Report:
Condition as described in catalogue entry.

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