Author: CHASTELLUX, François Jean marquis de.
Title: Voyages dans l'Amérique septentrionale dans les années 1780, 1781 & 1782.
Description: Paris, Prault, 1786.2 volumes. Contemporary mottled calf, spines richly gilt (extremities of spines damaged; 2 hinges sl. damaged but holding). With 2 engraved maps and 3 folding plates (stained). 390; 372,(2) pp.First complete and authorized edition; first unauthorized edition published in Cassell in 1785. The author's observations cover a wide range of topics concerning the geography, society, and history of the emerging United States, and include many references to events of the American Revolution' (James Ford Bell Library p.84). He travelled through the States of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, giving with great detail the incidents and impresssions of colonial life. 'In its completed form constitutes the first trustworthy record of life in the United States' (Howes). 'This jounal is one of the most notable of American travel accounts of the Revolutionary period not only because of Chastellux's keen observation and directness of his narrative but also because of his acute comments on society and the character of the people in different walks of life' (Clark I, 212). - (Some staining). Sabin 12227; Howes C324; Cox II, p.159; Leclerc I, 325 (incomplete copy); Boucher de la Richarderie VI, p.61.

Keywords: America Jubileum cat. U.S.A.