[Rarebooks] For Sale: Life of Haitian General Cappoix

[Norman Kane]

DALENCOUR, Dr. FRANCOIS.   BIOGRAPHIE DU GENERAL FRANCOIS CAPPOIX, LE 
HEROS DE LA BATAILLE DE VERTIERES (18 NOVEMBRE 1803) LAQUELLE 
DETERMINA LA CAPITULATION ET L'EVACUATION DES TROUPES FRANCAISES DE 
SAINT-DOMINGUE.  Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Chez l'Auteur; et Librarie 
Cart, Paris, 1956.  First Edition. Original pictorial wrappers, 
slight wear, approx. 9 X 5 1/2 inches, largely unopened,  211, [4] 
pages.  Illustrations & maps.  (Capoix [or Cappoix], 1766-1806, was a 
Haitian General known as " Capoix-La-Mort [the Death] noted for his 
extraordinary bravery, which was saluted even by General Rochambeau 
in the midst of the Battle.)  $120.00
(Trade Discount Available)


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