Author: Birkbeck, Morris (Author); Ambroise Tardieu, engraver
Title: Lettres Sur Les Nouveaux établissements Qui Se Forment Dans Les Parties Occidentales Des états-Unis D'Amérique, Par Morris Birkbecks , Traduit Sur L'édition Originale de Philadelphie. First Edition
Description: Paris: L'Huillier & Delaunay, 1819. In-8, 12 x 20cm. Tan boards, leather label, red title page, speckled edges (modern binding).[4], xvi, 156pp.. Complete with the folding map First French edition of Letters from Illinois, published in Philadelphia in 1818, and illustrated with a folding engraved map. Born into a family of Quakers, the author emigrated with his family to the United States in 1817, founding an agricultural colony in the state of Illinois. This collection of letters includes his correspondence during his first year with friends and future settlers. It contains a wealth of practical information about his life and the conditions of his settlement. A good copy. Some spotting at the beginning of the volume..OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 457072930. .

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