A View of the Soil and Climate of the United States of America: With Supplementary Remarks Upon Florida; on the French Colonies on the Mississippi and Ohio, and in Canada; and on the Aboriginal Tribes of America, C.F. Volney, Translated with Occasional Remarks

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In good condition. Nicely rebound in 3/4 leather by Ginesta Bookbinding Corp. Little wear to boards with minimal scuffing. Bookplate of Maurice Robert Des Marais of State College, Pennsylvania (1920-2004) on front pastedown. Fresh end papers. Interior typically age-toned. Small tear to bottom right corner of first title page. Minimal foxing throughout. Unmarked. Maps in good working order with minor offsetting. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. First edition in English, with two large folding maps and two folding plates. The author spent three years in the United States, ardently engaged in collecting facts for his work, principally relating to the state and manners of the Indians, and the climate. his work teems with the most interesting particulars… including observations on the conditions, numbers and characteristics of the Indians. and an examination of the structure of the language of Miami Tribes, with copious vocabulary. Scarce. N° de ref. del artículo RAREA1804DQRA

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