MEMOIRE, OU, COUP-D'OEIL RAPIDE SUR MES DIFFERENS VOYAGE ET MON SEJOUR DANS LA NATION CRECK

Milfort, Le Clerc

Published by L'Imprimerie de Giguet et Michaud, Paris, 1802

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8vo. (4), 331, (1) pp. Errata, half-title. Contemporary marbled boards, recently rebacked in calf, employing the original endpapers, new leather spine label. Very good copy. First edition. Signed by the author beneath his justification on the verso of the title page. Howes M-599: "Narrative of an extraordinary French adventurer among the Upper Creeks, somewhat, but not entirely, invalidated by its extravagant romanticism." Sabin 48494. Servies: 761. Streeter sale 1529. Eberstadt 127, 27: "As War Chief of the Creek Nation, [Milfort] led them against both the Spanish and Americans and by his aid the Indians defeated the forces of each in various battles." Servies BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FLORIDA 761: "Account of the Creek Nation and the Gulf Coast Indians, 1775-1795, by A. McGillivray's brother-in-law and a careful observer of events for twenty years.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MEMOIRE, OU, COUP-D'OEIL RAPIDE SUR MES DIFFERENS VOYAGE ET MON SEJOUR DANS LA NATION CRECK
• Publisher: L'Imprimerie de Giguet et Michaud, Paris
• Publication Date: 1802
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel
  • Americana