HISTOIRE DE KENTUCKE, NOUVELLE COLONIE A L'OUEST DE LA VIRGINIE: CONTENANT,1. LA DECOUVERTE, L'ACQUISITION, L'ESTABLISSEMENT LA DESCRIPTION TOPOGRAPHIQUE, L'HISTOIRE NATURELLE, &C, DU TERRITOIRE; 2. LA RELATION HISTORIQUE DU COLONEL BOON, UN DES PREMIERS
Filson, John.
Paris: Chez Buisson, 1785. First edition in French. 8vo. (4), xvi, 234 pp. Folding map (short marginal tear, skillfully repaired on verso). Original boards, rebacked in calf to style, with matching corners. A nice copy. The first edition to be published with a map. HOWES; " First book on Kentucky and most notable product from the pen of a Western pionner." (Item ID: 33089)
$3,500.00
HOWES F-129