Saint pierre

1795 · 58293 — Boston: Printed by I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews 1795. First American edition. French and English text on facing pages. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary sheep red morocco label. Some wear to upper joint tears along gutter of blanks some browning and soiling of text. Signature on title of Armand Auboyneau who had presented it to Samuel Malbone on the blank preceding title whose signature is on the endpaper with Auboyneau's that of Eliza Tweeny Malbone is on the first page of text. First American edition. French and English text on facing pages. 1 vols. 12mo. Author of "Paul and Virginia." The first book of the author's work "Arcadia" "wherein the celebrated author . . .had proposed to represent the three states of barbarity civilization and corruption through which pass successively almost every nation" Advertisement of the Translators. This is apparently an imaginary view of early Gaul. Jean Baptiste de La Roche was one of the translators. Evans 29461 Printed by I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews unknown