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Nouvelles de l'Amerique, Ou le Mercure Ameriquain. Ou sont contenues trois histoires veritables arrivees de notre temps
by PIRATES
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- good
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
Rouen: Francois Vaultier, 1678. First. hardcover. good. 267pp. + 1 page from the publisher. 24mo, 18th century or early nineteenth century 1/2 calf with gilt spine and marbled boards, head of spine and edges of corners very lightly worn, several pages cropped on top margin, bottom margins throughout are lightly soiled, later annotations on margins of title page, preface, and page 266., bottom margin lacking on last page of text, with a slight loss to letters in two words of the publisher's ad page at end. Rouen, Francois Vaultier, 1678. First Edition. Scarce<br/><br/> Three novels with pirate themes in one volume. The titles are: "Histoire de Don Diego de Rivera,"Histoire de Mont-Val," and "Le destin de l'Homme, ou les Avantures de Don Bartelimi de la Cueba, Portugais." "A collection of three love-tales. The heroes are buccaneers and filibusters." Sabin 56094. This work was published in the same year as Alexander Esquemeling's book on pirates of the West Indies, "De Americaensche Zee-Roovers." Alden, European Americana, 678/99.<br/><br/>
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- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 263098
- Title
- Nouvelles de l'Amerique, Ou le Mercure Ameriquain. Ou sont contenues trois histoires veritables arrivees de notre temps
- Author
- PIRATES
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Francois Vaultier
- Place of Publication
- Rouen
- Date Published
- 1678
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- Gilt
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