Conduite des François, par rapport à la Nouvelle Ecosse, depuis le premier établissement de cette Colonie jusqu'à nos jours

Rare first edition of the French translation prepared by Butel-Dumont.

Full brown sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt and tooled compartments, modern red morocco title-piece, restored defects and wear to the spine, one joint split at foot, marbled endpapers, gilt fillets to board edges, rubbed corners, contemporary binding.

Our copy lacks the map of Acadia, extremely rare and present only in a few examples. Sabin 35958. Leclerc 732.

Bookplate of the Marquis de Bassano pasted on an endpaper.