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1730PHO-2325Paris, Guérin, 1730-1731. 2 volumes in-4 (25,5 × 20 cm). XXVIII, 482 p., 29 ff. ; XIV, 506 p., 30 ff., reliures postérieures en demi-veau, pièces de titre et tomaison, coins et coupes légèrement frottés et émoussés, petits manques aux coiffes. Légèrement bruni, légères galeries de vers et traces d’humidité dans la marge intérieure au début du tome I ; les pages 17-20, 221/222, *19/*20 du tome I ainsi que les plans « Plan de la ville de San-Domingo » (tome I) et « Plan du Cap François » (tome II) sont déreliés ; petit déchirement restauré au pli de la garde de la « Carte de l’Isle de Saint-Domingue » (tome II). Ex-libris Jack Grout.
179243209Nancy France: Chez Haener Imprimeur du Départment de la Meurthe 1792. First edition. Self wrappers. A very good copy with pin holes along inner margin two soiled spots signed in ink on last page. 4 pp. Illus. with a woodcut headpiece. Sm. 4to. Signed illegible. Law authorizing negotiation with the United States minister to obtain food and construction materials in the amount of 4000000 livres to be paid by the French Treasury but to be reimbursed by taxes on the colony. The money was much needed as the loan decree dated 26 Juin 1792 came in the midst of unparalleled upheaval in Haiti. The revolution of the year before with its "horrible carnage" had now given way "to strategic military operations tactical maneuvers and new political alliances as the slaves gain territory and stabilize their positions. They raid plantations for military equipment loot the whites' forces after they are repelled and trade with the Spanish for weaponry" Kona Shen History of Haiti The Revolution Builds Brown University. library.brown.edu/haitihistory/6.html. Toussaint Louverture is a rising star Civil Commissions arrive from France free blacks and mulattos in Saint-Domingue are granted equal political rights Spain declares war on England and France and battle ensues for control of Haiti. The U.S. is concerned with conditions on the island and in fact Jefferson writes of his concern to the Marquis de Lafayette 16 June 1792. Rare. OCLC BN France and other European Libraries locate no copies of this issue No. 1412 with additional text concerning the Departement de la Meurthe. A Paris printing No. 1813 can be found at Cornell Univ. Minn. and JCB which also has a Toulouse printing. Manioc Bibliotheque shows a digitized version of the Paris imprint. Chez Haener, Imprimeur du Départment de la Meurthe unknown
179243209Nancy France: Chez Haener Imprimeur du Départment de la Meurthe 1792. First edition. Self wrappers. A very good copy with pin holes along inner margin two soiled spots signed in ink on last page. 4 pp. Illus. with a woodcut headpiece. Sm. 4to. Signed illegible. Law authorizing negotiation with the United States minister to obtain food and construction materials in the amount of 4000000 livres to be paid by the French Treasury but to be reimbursed by taxes on the colony. The money was much needed as the loan decree dated 26 Juin 1792 came in the midst of unparalleled upheaval in Haiti. The revolution of the year before with its "horrible carnage" had now given way "to strategic military operations tactical maneuvers and new political alliances as the slaves gain territory and stabilize their positions. They raid plantations for military equipment loot the whites' forces after they are repelled and trade with the Spanish for weaponry" Kona Shen History of Haiti The Revolution Builds Brown University. library.brown.edu/haitihistory/6.html. Toussaint Louverture is a rising star Civil Commissions arrive from France free blacks and mulattos in Saint-Domingue are granted equal political rights Spain declares war on England and France and battle ensues for control of Haiti. The U.S. is concerned with conditions on the island and in fact Jefferson writes of his concern to the Marquis de Lafayette 16 June 1792. Rare. OCLC BN France and other European Libraries locate no copies of this issue No. 1412 with additional text concerning the Departement de la Meurthe. A Paris printing No. 1813 can be found at Cornell Univ. Minn. and JCB which also has a Toulouse printing. Manioc Bibliotheque shows a digitized version of the Paris imprint. Chez Haener, Imprimeur du Départment de la Meurthe unknown books
1792WRCAM45082Philadelphia 1792. 32pp. Bound with ten other titles detailed below. Contemporary marbled boards neatly rebacked in antique-style half calf gilt leather label. Contemporary manuscript contents list on front pastedown contemporary ownership inscription on fly leaf. Light foxing throughout. Very good. Fourth edition with notes and an appendix extracted from authentic original papers. An important narrative of the Haitian Revolution of 1791 recounting the many violent and brutal events to which the inhabitants were subject. The author writes: "At this time one hundred thousand negroes were in rebellion and all the buildings and plantations of more than half the Northern province appeared only as one general conflagration." <br> <br> This work is bound with ten other early American imprints primarily sermons as detailed below: <br> <br> 1 Aufrer Anthony: THE CANNIBALS' PROGRESS; OR THE DREADFUL HORRORS OF FRENCH INVASION. Newburyport Ma.: Edmund M. Blunt 1798. 351pp. EVANS 33332. <br> <br> 2 Gifford John: A LETTER TO THE HON. THOMAS ERSKINE. Philadelphia. 1797. 128pp. Lacks titlepage and second leaf. EVANS 32191. <br> <br> 3 Tappan David: A DISCOURSE DELIVERED TO THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY IN BRATTLE-STREET BOSTON. Boston. 1798. 31pp. Half title. Second edition. EVANS 34628. <br> <br> 4 M'Keen Joseph: TWO DISCOURSES DELIVERED AT BEVERLY ON THE DAY OF THE NATIONAL FAST MAY 9 1798. Salem Ma.: Thomas C. Cushing 1798. 31pp. Half title. EVANS 34039. <br> <br> 5 Prince John: A DISCOURSE DELIVERED AT SALEM ON THE DAY OF THE NATIONAL FAST MAY 9 1798. Salem Ma.: Thomas C. Cushing 1798. 44pp. Half title. EVANS 34414. <br> <br> 6 Osgood David: SOME FACTS EVINCIVE OF THE ATHEISTICAL ANARCHICAL AND IN OTHER RESPECTS IMMORAL PRINCIPLES OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC STATED IN A SERMON DELIVERED ON THE 9th OF MAY 1798. Boston. 1798. 27pp. Half title. EVANS 34284. <br> <br> 7 Thayer John: A DISCOURSE DELIVERED AT THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN BOSTON ON THE 9th OF MAY 1798. Boston. 1798. 31pp. Half title. EVANS 34646. PARSONS 196. WALGREN 417. <br> <br> 8 Tappan David: A DISCOURSE DELIVERED IN THE CHAPEL OF HARVARD COLLEGE JUNE 19 1798. Boston. 1798. 28pp. EVANS 34629. <br> <br> 9 Eckley Joseph: A DISCOURSE DELIVERED ON THE PUBLIC THANKSGIVING DAY NOVEMBER 29 1798. Boston. 1798. 23pp. Half title. EVANS 33664. <br> <br> 10 Morse Jedediah: A SERMON PREACHED AT CHARLESTOWN NOVEMBER 19 1798 ON THE ANNIVERSARY THANKSGIVING IN MASSACHUSETTS. Boston. 1798. 746pp. With the six pages included in the appendix of the second edition printed separately for those who purchased the first edition. EVANS 34151 34152. EVANS 24766. hardcover books
18953632Port-au-Prince 1895. Letter signed “F. Hyppoliteâ€. Single folio sheet ca. 27 × 21 cm. Written in ink on one side folded. Light toning small edge wear old folds. Letter signed “F. Hyppoliteâ€. Single folio sheet ca. 27 × 21 cm. Written in ink on one side folded. <p><br /> Signed letter from Haitian President Florvil Hyppolite to prominent members of the Haitian intellectual diaspora in Paris including future ministers and historian Horace Pauléus Sannon.<br /> <p><p><br /> In this official yet personal letter addressed to Th. Mathieu Joseph Justin Horace Pauléus Sannon Adéca Yn. Pierre and Furcy Châtelain in Paris President Florvil Hyppolite 1828–1896 acknowledges the receipt of a tableau sent the previous year by a group of Haitians living in Paris. The tableau transmitted via Brutus Saint-Victor a prominent figure in Port-au-Prince who himself later served as a cabinet minister contained photographs of the senders. Writing with formal courtesy Hyppolite expresses his gratitude for this thoughtful gesture and conveys his warm appreciation and esteem to his correspondents.<br /> <p><p><br /> The signatories include several figures who would later become prominent in Haiti’s political and intellectual life. Justin Joseph was a jurist and writer who went on to serve briefly as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1914 and authored significant works on Haitian law and foreign relations. Horace Pauléus Sannon 1870–1938 became one of Haiti’s most important historians and diplomats serving as foreign minister ambassador to France and author of landmark studies on the nation’s revolutionary past. Furcy Châtelain later held high office as both Minister of Justice and Minister of Foreign Affairs during the 1910s. The other two men Th. Mathieu and Adéca Yn. Pierre were likely members of the Haitian expatriate community in Paris though their identities remain less certain.<br /> <p><p><br /> Hyppolite’s presidency lasted from 1889 until his sudden death in 1896. Rising to power after years of internal conflict and foreign interference he worked to stabilize the government modernize the army and strengthen Haiti’s position in international affairs. His rule is often remembered for its emphasis on infrastructure projects including railway and port development and for efforts to maintain a careful balance between Haiti’s internal factions and the increasing influence of foreign powers particularly the United States Germany and France. This letter written near the end of his presidency is a testament to his connections not only with domestic political circles but also with Haitians abroad reflecting the networks of support and exchange that linked the republic to its intellectual and diplomatic communities overseas.<br /> <p>. unknown
1376012Port-au-Prince: Imprimerie Aug. A. Héraux, 1920-1932-1933 3 vol. in-8, 1) titre, portrait, 1 f. n.ch., 3 p. (préface), XVI p. (introduction), 247 p. 2) 1 f. n. ch., 228 p., 18 ff. n. ch., 3) 239 p. Demi basane noire ("Etienne Camille relieur, rue Roux 336, Port-au-Prince Haïti"), bon état, à signaler : manque angulaire à la page V-VI du tome I avec petite perte de texte sur 5 lignes, mouillure marginale au tome 2. Rarissime édition originale éditée sur 14 ans, habillée par un relieur de Port-au-Prince. L'auteur Horace Pauléus Sannon (1870-1938) est un historien, médecin et diplomate haïtien.
191657435Most Port-au-Prince 1916. 20 items single sheet printed letterhead or partly printed documents accomplished in ink dated and signed with two printed broadsides. 1 vols. Chiefly 4to one broadside folio. Some toning or soiling and marginal chipping large broadside split along fold overall very good. 20 items single sheet printed letterhead or partly printed documents accomplished in ink dated and signed with two printed broadsides. 1 vols. Chiefly 4to one broadside folio. Presidents of the Republic of Haiti - A Collection. An outstanding collection of Haitian material comprising items signed by 11 presidents:<br/>1 ALEXANDRE PETION president of Haiti 1807-1818. Autograph document signed "Pétion" as president 6 April 1812 a laissez passer for Mr Douglass on government business and noting his white horse "which it is forbidden for whomsoever to touch under any pretext."<br/>2 JEAN-PIERRE BOYER president of Haiti 1818-1843. Autograph financial document signed "Boyer" as Commander-in-Chief of Port-au-Prince 30 November 1817 a receipt for 185 gourdes.<br/>3 FABRE GEFFRARD president of Haiti 1859-1867. Manuscript letter signed "Geffrard" as President 3 December 1860 ordering his secretary of state to pay General Simon Sam see no. 7 below the sum of 2165 gourdes.<br/>4 NISSAGE SAGET president of Haiti 1870-1874. Manuscript letter signed "Nissage Saget" as President 11 October 1870 requesting a report on the state of the Arsenal at Cap-Haitien cellophane tape repair to verso at signature.<br/>5 MICHEL DOMINGUE president of Haiti 1874-1878. a Manuscript letter signed "Domingue" as general and provisional commander of the département du Sud 14 September 1868 promoting second lieutenant Hyppolite see no. 6 below to full lieutenant; Partly printed document signed "Domingue" as president of the Etat Meridional d'Haiti 25 January 1869 promoting Prosper Faure to the rank of générale de division; Manuscript letter signed "Domingue" as president of Haiti 11 December 1874 acknowledging receipt of dispatches from the interim secretary of war.<br/>6 FLORVIL HIPPOLYTE president of Haiti 1889-1896. Manuscript letter signed "F Hyppolite" as générale de division 14 July 1875 concerning troop inspections; Manuscript letter signed "F Hyppolite" as president 27 January 1896 concerning an appointment to the local police.<br/>7 TIRESIAS AUGUSTIN SIMON SAM president of Haiti 1896-1902. Manuscript letter signed "T A S Sam" as president 12 August 1898 to the secretary of the interior endorsing a recommendation for a police appointment.<br/>8 FRANÇOIS ANTOINE SIMON president of Haiti 1908-1911. Manuscript letter signed "F.A. Simon" as générale de division honorary aide de camp to the President etc. 16 July 1896 to President Tiresias Augustin Simon Sam concerning a recommendation for Camille Jean-François acting police commissioner in the Cayes district; Typewritten letter Signed "F.A. Simon" as president 15 March 1909 conveying a military commission.<br/>9 CINCINNATUS LECONTE president of Haiti 1911-1912. Manuscript letter Signed "Ctus Leconte" as president 13 June 1912 concerning a request for police officers' uniforms; Printed broadside presidential decree dated 16 August 1911 naming the members of his cabinet.<br/>10 MICHEL ORESTE president of Haiti 1913-1914. Typewritten letter Signed "Michel Oreste" as president 4 July 1913 concerning a commercial license for the representative of the Hamburg America Line.<br/>11 PHILIPPE SUDRE DARTIGUENAVE president of Haiti 1915-1922. Typewritten letter signed "Dartiguenave" as president 1 April 1916 concerning a widow's pension. With four additional Haitian items: Partly printed receipt for import duties paid by Capt Taylor of the American brig Pegasus 6 November 1827 signed Lavartida on letterhead of the National Treasury of Santo-Domingo; Printed broadside with vignette headed "Liberté ou la Mort" decree of the provisional government concerning the rental of properties held by the nation 10 May 1843 following the overthrow of president Boyer; Autograph letter from générale de division Antoine Jeanty 27 November 1880 to the secretary of war; Partly printed consular document Amsterdam 16 December 1929 concerning bills and manifests for a cargo ship.<br/>An impressive and representative collection of Haitian leadership from the earliest years of the Republic's independence through the U.S. invasion of 1915. unknown books
1825WRCAM47136Port-au-Prince 1825. Watercolor 6 1/2 x 5 inches. Matted and framed to 10 x 8 inches. A few faint spots of foxing. Colors bright and fresh. Near fine. A handsome watercolor of Haitian general and president Jean-Pierre Boyer 1776-1850 who reigned over Haiti from 1818 to 1843. Boyer a free mulatto was born in Port-au-Prince but educated in France. One of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution he fled to France when Toussaint's uprising turned against the mulattoes as well as the whites returning with LeClerc in 1802. After independence Haiti split into two states north and south and Boyer served as the right hand of Alexandre Petion who established himself as president of the southern state. Boyer was appointed by Petion to be his successor in 1818 while Henri Christophe still ruled in the north. After Christophe committed suicide in 1820 and his young son was killed ten days later Boyer succeeded in reunifying the two states of Haiti. In late 1821 Santo Domingo became independent from Spain and Boyer swiftly moved to invade uniting the island under his rule by early 1822. In 1825 after agreeing to an indemnity he obtained official French recognition of the country for the first time since the revolution. <br> <br> At first Boyer's rule looked like a new start for the war-ravaged country and many free blacks from the United States considered settling there; but Boyer preferred to maintain a semi-feudal government and little was done to improve the situation. He stayed solidly in power until an earthquake was followed by an insurrection in 1843. Santo Domingo rebelled and won its independence back in 1844. Boyer fought back for over a year before fleeing first to Jamaica in 1845 and then to France where he died in 1850. He succeeded in lasting as president longer than any other Haitian ruler just edging out "Papa Doc" Duvalier for the honor. <br> <br> In this portrait which shows Boyer in three- quarter profile facing left he is dressed in his full regalia as general and president wearing a blue military coat trimmed in gold braid and a white cape with a red lining. This likeness closely resembles an engraving by Raban dated 1825 which is probably based on it. He is at the height of his achievements having just solidified his power by obtaining recognition from France. The portrait is signed with the initials "B.C." written in reverse in the bottom corner. An outstanding image of Haiti's fourth president. unknown books
1790WRCAM51150Cap Français Saint Domingue 1790. Watercolor 10 1/2 x 16 3/4 inches mounted on 12 3/4 x 18-inch card captioned in manuscript. Some expertly repaired tears and minor soiling. Very good. Matted. A fine perspective view of Place de Montarcher one of the major public spaces in Cap Français modern-day Cap Haïtien with the large Vallière & Montarcher fountain at center surrounded by a lively street scene. Cap Français was by far the richest port city in the colony which helped transform Saint Domingue from a languid outpost into one of France's most profitable and richest colonies by the time of the French Revolution. The image is signed: "Le Cher Largues. pinxit 1790." Original views from 18th-century Haiti are extraordinarily rare in the market. unknown books
