Histoire de la Guerre Contre Les Anglois (1759)
Geneva: No Publisher, 1759. First printing. Hardcover. First edition, 1759. An account of the French and Indian War (now referred to as the Seven Years War) much of which took place in Western Pennsylvania. Very good, 8vo, black pebbled morocco spine and black pebbled cloth boards, bookplate of Augustus Russell Street on pastedown, and bookplate from Yale Library from 1862 (In pencil: Dupt/Sa written on bookplate, probably a notation designating this a duplicate), (24) 244 pp, complete, including half title. 'Contains a description of Canada, an account of the evacuation of the Ohio territory by Washington and a history of the French war in America.' --- Sabin 64720. Accuses Washington of assassinating Jumonville. Howes P517. Augustus Russell Street was a philanthropist who made Yale the main recipient of his largess. Very Good. Item #H2541
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