[AMERICANA]-[CRÈVECOEUR (Michel-Guillaume Jean). Voyage dans la Haute Pensylvanie et dans l'état de New-York. Paris, chez Maradan, an IX, 1801. 3 volumes in-8, granite calf, gilt roulette framing the covers, smooth spines richly decorated with flowers, red morocco title-pieces, straw-coloured edges (period binding). ORIGINAL EDITION and not a translation as announced by the title, it offers many details on the native peoples (culture, dances...) and on the characters of the War of Independence. Illustrated with a frontispiece PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, 2 folding maps, 2 plans, 6 hors-texte plates (views, natives...) and 4 hors-texte tables. Minor blemishes on spine and on one headpiece, rare foxing, otherwise a good copy (Chadenat, 1201).