Lot 490
American Revolutionary War.- West Indies.- Castéra (Jean-Henri) Odes, rare first edition, Amsterdam & Paris, Bailly, 1785.
Hammer Price: £450
Description
American Revolutionary War.- West Indies.- Castéra (Jean-Henri) Odes, first edition, half-title, title with woodcut floral ornament, woodcut head-piece and small ornaments, some spotting and light staining, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, green corners, spine gilt and with red leather label, head of spine chipped, rubbed, 12mo, Amsterdam & Paris, Bailly, 1785.
⁂ Rare, with WorldCat recording only two copies in the UK (BL and Brotherton) and three in the USA. Written in the West Indies it includes verse relating to the American Revolutionary War (the collection begins with 'A La Victoire 1781') and its place of writing ('A La Frégate La Fée, sur son depart de Saint-Domingue', for example).
Description
American Revolutionary War.- West Indies.- Castéra (Jean-Henri) Odes, first edition, half-title, title with woodcut floral ornament, woodcut head-piece and small ornaments, some spotting and light staining, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, green corners, spine gilt and with red leather label, head of spine chipped, rubbed, 12mo, Amsterdam & Paris, Bailly, 1785.
⁂ Rare, with WorldCat recording only two copies in the UK (BL and Brotherton) and three in the USA. Written in the West Indies it includes verse relating to the American Revolutionary War (the collection begins with 'A La Victoire 1781') and its place of writing ('A La Frégate La Fée, sur son depart de Saint-Domingue', for example).
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