31 - [America] [Canada] BACQUEVILLE DE LA POTHERIE (Claude-Charles Le Roy de). History of North America. Paris, Nyon fils, 1753. 3 in-12 volumes (of 4), contemporary full calf, smooth spines with decorative embellishments. Cap bands damaged, scuffs, scabs, and wear; leather missing from the upper hinge of Volume II; corners worn.

[America] [Canada] BACQUEVILLE DE LA POTHERIE (Claude-Charles Le Roy de). History of North America. Paris, Nyon fils, 1753. 3 in-12 volumes (of 4), contemporary full calf, smooth spines with decorative embellishments. Cap bands damaged, scuffs, scabs, and wear; leather missing from the upper hinge of Volume II; corners worn. Second edition of this important work devoted to the history of New France and the Indigenous peoples of North America. The first volume recounts, in particular, the expedition to Hudson Bay, the capture of Fort Nelson, and the history of the French settlements in Quebec City, Trois-Rivières, and Montreal. The following volumes are devoted to Indigenous nations, particularly the Iroquois, their customs, their political organization, and their diplomatic and military relations with the French and the English. Volume I: frontispiece and 15 plates; Volume II: 3 plates and one music plate; Volume III: 5 plates. The fourth and final volume is missing.