Paris. 1776. xv,[1],782pp. Thick 12mo. Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, leather label. Boards somewhat acid bitten, backstrip flaked, spine extremities chipped, corners worn. Bookplate on front pastedown. Moderately tanned, otherwise clean. Good. Chronicles the major events in the history and conquest of the New World from Columbus' discovery, through part.....

Paris & Lyon. 1837. iv,415pp. Portrait. Half title. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt. Somewhat rubbed, boards bit discolored, scattered foxing. Good. A biography of the first Catholic bishop of Boston. He sailed for Boston in the fall of 1796, and for a time served among the Penobscots.....

Paris. 1793. 354pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Toe of spine bit scuffed, corners worn. Internally quite fresh and clean. Overall very good, with the bookplate of Philippe de Vilmorin. First French edition of Hunter's highly popular work, CONCISE ACCOUNT OF THE KINGDOM OF PEGU... (Calcutta, 1785), translated from.....

London: Printed by T. Spilsbury and Son, 1795. vi,77pp. Printed self-wrappers, stitched. Early ink signature on titlepage. Very good. First of two editions. A fascinating account of the spread of the French Revolution to Geneva between 1792 and 1794, in three letters and a postscript written between August 1794 and.....

Paris: Chez Desenne, [ 1796], An 4 de l'Ere Francaise. 68pp. Gathered signatures, string-tied as issued. Some soiling and staining to the titlepage and light staining throughout. Good. Untrimmed and unopened. A scarce French printing and examination of "Jay's Treaty" of 1794, signed between the United States and England, and.....

A Londres [but actually Paris or Amsterdam]. 1784. [2],xxii,[2],314,[1]pp. plus frontispiece portrait. 12mo. Contemporary spotted calf, boards ruled in gilt, rebacked with portion of original spine laid down. Corners worn, some scuffing to boards. Contemporary ownership markings in signatures, slightly later ownership inscription on front free endpapers. Occasional dampstaining at.....

Liege. 1783. xii,235,[1]pp. Without the ten page supplement, which is not always present. Half title. Handsomely bound in contemporary French mottled calf, raised bands, spine richly gilt, gilt morocco label. Light shelf wear. Quite clean internally. A near fine copy. In a cloth chemise and slipcase, gilt leather label. A.....

[Paris]: Imprimerie de Patris, 1796. [2],403pp. Half title. 19th-century calf-backed boards, spine gilt. Corners lightly worn, boards and spine sunned. Bookplate on front pastedown. Internally clean. Very good. First edition of this military history of maritime engagements during the American Revolutionary War. Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer and naval officer.....

Montreal: Ludger Duvernay, 1834. 75pp. Contemporary plain wrappers. Rear wrapper creased and separated along lower half of spine. Light foxing in lower margin of text. Overall internally clean. Very good. A scathing anti-British political tract, offering strong evidence of the early combative tone between French- Canadian officials who resented British.....

Paris. [1800]. Two text volumes plus atlas. Text volumes: xvi,440; 332,110,[2]pp. Atlas: Title-leaf, folding chart of the Pacific, and forty-three engraved plates. Contemporary half gilt calf and boards. Slight wear to spine of atlas and outer edge of front board, else a fine set. The first edition of this narrative.....

Paris. 1788-1789. Two volumes. 17,[1],651; [4],19,[1],144,527pp. plus sixty- three plates and two large folding tables. Thick quarto. Contemporary patterned calf, spines gilt, leather labels. Head and foot of spines chipped, corners lightly bumped, hinges tender. Minor scattered foxing. Table in front of first volume torn in gutter margin. Very good.....

Paris. Juin, 1814. 91pp. Dbd. Contemporary inscription on verso of half title. Ink stamps on titlepage and first few leaves. Otherwise quite clean. Good. First edition. History of the conspiracy of General Claude François de Malet, who was executed in October of 1812 after a failed coup to topple Napoleon's.....

Paris. 1879. iv,373pp. plus plates and maps (some folding). Half title. Original wrappers. Textblock split. Very good. Contains some description of the northern U.S., but pertains mostly to Canada, including Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Ontario, Manitoba and Winnipeg, with information concerning tourist attractions, etc.