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Michel Guillaume St Jean de Crevecouer (1735-1813)
Letters from an American Farmer ..., London: for Thomas Davies and Lockyer Davis, 1782. 8°, half title, 2 engraved folding maps (occasional spotting and browning), publisher's list at the end, later cloth, spine gilt (lightly rubbed, spine faded). Provenance: Warrington Museum (stamp on title, and label on upper cover).
FIRST EDITION. Sabin 17496: 'The author was a native of Normandy, of noble birth, and came to the British Colonies at the age of sixteen. Having established himself on a farm near the frontier, he became one of the first victims of the War of Independence, the Indian allies of Great Britain setting fire and destroying his property. He wrote his letters during the different epochs of the war, in English. Returning to France, he translated them into French.'
Letters from an American Farmer ..., London: for Thomas Davies and Lockyer Davis, 1782. 8°, half title, 2 engraved folding maps (occasional spotting and browning), publisher's list at the end, later cloth, spine gilt (lightly rubbed, spine faded). Provenance: Warrington Museum (stamp on title, and label on upper cover).
FIRST EDITION. Sabin 17496: 'The author was a native of Normandy, of noble birth, and came to the British Colonies at the age of sixteen. Having established himself on a farm near the frontier, he became one of the first victims of the War of Independence, the Indian allies of Great Britain setting fire and destroying his property. He wrote his letters during the different epochs of the war, in English. Returning to France, he translated them into French.'
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