FILSON, John (ca 1747-1788). Histoire de Kentucke, nouvelle colonie a l'ouest de la Virginie. Paris: Buisson, 1785.
FILSON, John (ca 1747-1788). Histoire de Kentucke, nouvelle colonie a l'ouest de la Virginie. Paris: Buisson, 1785.

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FILSON, John (ca 1747-1788). Histoire de Kentucke, nouvelle colonie a l'ouest de la Virginie. Paris: Buisson, 1785.

8o (199 x 125 mm). Half-title. Engraved folding map of Kentucky. Contemporary mottled calf (dry and worn). Provenance: Illinois Institute of Technology (pockets; stamps on title).

FIRST FRENCH EDITION of Filson's important first-hand account of the exploration and settlement of the old frontier. Howes F-129; Sabin 24338.

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