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Americas.- Berquin-Duvallon (Pierre-Louis) Vue de la Colonie Espagnole du Mississipi, ou les Provinces de Louisiane et Floride Occidentale..., first edition, half-title, 2 folding hand-coloured maps, 3pp. errrata at end (one leaf with hole to margin), a little spotting and soiling, light water-staining, mostly marginal, old ink library stamp to half-title, modern half blue morocco, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, [Sabin 4962], 8vo, Paris, Imprimerie Expéditive, 1803.
⁂ First-hand account of life in New Orleans and Louisiana at the time, with descriptions of the theatres, dances, Creoles, commerce etc.
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Americas.- Berquin-Duvallon (Pierre-Louis) Vue de la Colonie Espagnole du Mississipi, ou les Provinces de Louisiane et Floride Occidentale..., first edition, Paris, Imprimerie Expéditive, 1803.
Hammer Price: £550
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Americas.- Berquin-Duvallon (Pierre-Louis) Vue de la Colonie Espagnole du Mississipi, ou les Provinces de Louisiane et Floride Occidentale..., first edition, half-title, 2 folding hand-coloured maps, 3pp. errrata at end (one leaf with hole to margin), a little spotting and soiling, light water-staining, mostly marginal, old ink library stamp to half-title, modern half blue morocco, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, [Sabin 4962], 8vo, Paris, Imprimerie Expéditive, 1803.
⁂ First-hand account of life in New Orleans and Louisiana at the time, with descriptions of the theatres, dances, Creoles, commerce etc.