René DUGUAY-TROUIN

First edition, the only one authorized by the author. In 1730 a pirate edition appeared from Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam, in 12mo format. Duguay-Trouin having communicated the manuscript to the Regent, it was copied and published in 1730 by Pierre de Villepontaux who had the audacity to dedicate the edition to Duguay-Trouin himself. Title page in red and black.
The illustration comprises a portrait of Du Guay-Trouin as frontispiece, a vignette after B. Picard engraved by E. Fessard on the title page, and 6 folding plates of ships, squadrons and battles, engraved by J. P. Le Bas, and a folding plan of the capture of Rio de Janeiro in 1711.
Contemporary full brown marbled calf bindin

Pirate edition (!) with Amsterdam imprint of Pierre Mortier, published the same year as the original Parisian edition, with perfectly identical collation, but with a different title vignette.
The illustration comprises a portrait of Du Guay-Trouin as frontispiece, 5 folding plates of ships, squadrons and battles engraved by J. P. Le Bas, and a folding plan of the capture of Rio de Janeiro in 1711.
Contemporary full brown calf binding, spine with five raised bands richly decorated, triple blind fillet frame to boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, all edges red. Headcaps and corners skillfully restored. Some gatherings browned.
Du Guay-Trouin was undoubtedly one of the most

Complete and illustrated 1756 edition of naval lieutenant general Duguay-Trouin's memoirs, that were first published posthumously in 1740, in accordance with the author's wishes. In 1730, from the same publisher as our copy, an unauthorized edition prepared by Pierre de Villepontoux revealed Duguay-Trouin's achievements during his lifetime. Manuscript ownership inscription in black ink on the title page.

Contemporary binding in full brown sheep, richly decorated spine with five raised bands, bro