1825 Marquis de Lafayette 1ed American Revolution French Memoirs Letters BINDING

1825 Marquis de Lafayette 1^ed American Revolution French Memoirs Letters BINDING

“The happiness of America is intimately connected with the happiness of all mankind”

― Marquis De Lafayette

Marquis de Lafayette was a French military general who fought in the American Revolutionary War and was a key figure in the French Revolution. His military memoirs and correspondence have been recorded, published, and read profusely since the early 19^th-century. This collection of French writings includes: letters, speeches, military tactics, events from his American tour, and more.

Several of Lafayette’s speeches recall his commitment to aid in the abolishment of slave trade, to give rights to non-white Americans, and seek alternatives to the death penalty. According to Sabin,

“The correspondence includes unpublished letters of all the distinguished Americans for more than half a century”

This beautiful 1825 first English edition was published in Hartford by Barber & Robinson.

Item number: #27007

Price: $499

LAFAYETTE, Marquis de

Memoirs of General La Fayette : embracing details of his public and private life, sketches of the American Revolution, the French Revolution,

New York: Russel Robins, 1825. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • vii, [1], 13-455, [1]
  • 3 engraved plates
• References: Sabin 38579
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure – Beautiful!
• Size: ~7.5in X 4.75in (19cm x 11.5cm)

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