[Rarebooks] FS: Finely Illustrated 1784 American Revolution, with extra plates, price reduced

[Charles Agvent]

Price reduced to $3000 NET

[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 16 engraved plates plus 2 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), 12 
plates of scenes, 2 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. (#014614)        $5,000.00

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