[Rarebooks] FS: First French book to mention the U.S. on the title page, 1784, with superb engravings

[Charles Agvent]

One of many interesting items to be included in our HOLIDAY 2008 
Catalogue to be posted on our web site before Thanksgiving.  We will be 
bringing a selection from this new catalogue, none of which is currently 
listed on the internet, to the Boston Book Fair later this week:  Nov. 
14-16, Friday-Sunday: www.bostonbookfair.com.  We will be exhibiting in 
Booth 225.

[PONCE,  Nicolas].  RECUEIL  D'ESTAMPES  REPRESENTANT  LES  DIFFERENTS
EVENEMENS  DE LA GUERRE QUI A PROCURE L'INDEPENDANCE AUX ETATS UNIS DE
L'AMERIQUE.  Paris:  M.  Ponce et M. Godefroy [1784].  First  Edition.
Oblong  quarto  (12-3/4" x 9-3/4") bound in recent calf-backed  boards
with  a  gilt-decorated spine and gilt-lettered morocco  spine  label.
This  copy  complete with sixteen engraved plates plus two  additional
plates  bound  at  the  end.  Includes an  engraved  title  page  with
vignettes  (HOWES  C576: the first French book to mention  the  United
States  on  the title page), twelve plates of scenes, two maps,  and a
final   plate  celebrating  the  peace  of   1783.  One  of  the   few
contemporary publications with illustrated scenes from the Revolution,
this  copy has wider margins than others we have examined. The  plates
are:  1.  Precis  de  cette  guerre. 2. John  Malcom.  3.  Journee  de
Lexington.  4.  Sarratoga.  5.  Prise de la Dominique.  vi.  Prise  du
Senegal.  7. Prise de l'isle de la Grenade. 8. Prise de Pensacola.  9.
Prise  de  Tabago.  10. Reddition de l'armee du Lord  Cornwallis.  11.
Surprise  de St. Eustache. 12. Siege du Fort S. Philippe. 13.  Attaque
de  Brimstomhill.  14. Carte des Etats Unis. 15. Cartes  particulieres
des  concessions  faites par l'Angleterre a la France et  a  l'Espagne
par  le  traite  de  1783.  16. Precis  du  traite  de  paix,  signe a
Versailles  le 3 septembre 1783. The additional two plates are in  the
same  style  but are related to the slightly later French  Revolution:
1.  La honte du forfait , n'est que pour le coupable. 2. The  heroisme
du  jeune  desilles. A clean copy of this interesting book. Near  Fine
                                                               $5000.00

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