Lot no. 66
SMITH (J.F.D.). Voyage dans les États-Unis de l'Amérique fait en 1784. Paris, Buisson, 1791; 2 volumes in one vol. in-8 (195 x 124 mm), half marbled basane, smooth spine decorated with gilt fleurons (Binding of the period). ...containing a description (...) of its Population, Agriculture, Commerce, Customs and Manners of its Inhabitants, of the Indian Nations, of the principal Towns and Rivers...
First French edition. The work contains an interesting table of the various Indian tribes with their geographical locations and the number of warriors each still has. The author takes a stance in their favour, stigmatising the lies and betrayals of the Americans towards them. A fine copy. The paper on the second cover is a little rubbed.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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