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America - ROBERTSON (William). The History of America. Paris, Panckoucke, 1778. 2 vol. in-4 of [2] ff. xx-540 pp, 5 fold-out plates including 4 maps & [2] ff. 553-[2] pp. raked calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt ship's irons and gilt decorations, title and tom. pages in red and black marble, double gilt fillet and floral garland framing the boards, tr. speckled with blue (period binding). First edition of the French translation by Suard and Jansen of the work by Robertson (1721-1793), principal of the University of Edinburgh and His Britannic Majesty's historiographer for Scotland, which was published in Paris just two years after the declaration of independence of the United States of America. The English edition had appeared a year earlier. This work has often been praised for its rigorous use of bibliographical sources. Volume 2 contains an interesting catalog of the Spanish books and manuscripts that Mr. Robertson cites in this history. A fine copy.

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America - ROBERTSON (William). The History of America. Paris, Panckoucke, 1778. 2 vol. in-4 of [2] ff. xx-540 pp, 5 fold-out plates including 4 maps & [2] ff. 553-[2] pp. raked calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt ship's irons and gilt decorations, title and tom. pages in red and black marble, double gilt fillet and floral garland framing the boards, tr. speckled with blue (period binding). First edition of the French translation by Suard and Jansen of the work by Robertson (1721-1793), principal of the University of Edinburgh and His Britannic Majesty's historiographer for Scotland, which was published in Paris just two years after the declaration of independence of the United States of America. The English edition had appeared a year earlier. This work has often been praised for its rigorous use of bibliographical sources. Volume 2 contains an interesting catalog of the Spanish books and manuscripts that Mr. Robertson cites in this history. A fine copy.

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