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The History of Louisiana, Particularly of the Cession of That Colony to the United States of America, with an Introductory Essay on the Constituion and Goverment of the United States, Translated from the French By an Ameircan Citizen
by Barbe-Marbois, Francois
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1830. First American Edition. Octavo. xviii,[2],[17]-455pp. plus errata. First published in France in 1829. In this work, "Barbe-Marbois represented France in the preliminary negotiations with the United States on the Louisiana purchase and his book is one of the main sources on that subject. It shows that in the claim by the United States in the negotiations with Great Britain, that the northern boundary of Louisiana included the area now comprised in Oregon, Washington and Idaho was without foundation" this is the only account of the Louisiana diplomacy by a major participant (Napoleon left no records). Napoleon trusted him on the negotiations even more than Tallyrand. Bound in full contemporary calf, flat spine ruled in gilt, black morocco spine label gilt, scattered foxing, contemporary owner's names, some notes to rear endsheets on cost of purchases. joints splitting and a bit fragile but holding well. A good copy. [Howes B115, aa; Ebetstadt 127:30].
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- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Title
- The History of Louisiana, Particularly of the Cession of That Colony to the United States of America, with an Introductory Essay on the Constituion and Goverment of the United States, Translated from the French By an Ameircan Citizen
- Author
- Barbe-Marbois, Francois
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Carey & Lea
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1830
- Keywords
- Louisiana Purchase; Louisiana History; Napoleon and Louisiana Purchase
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
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- Errata
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine Label
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- Spine
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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