[Americana]. LEBOUCHER (Odet-Julien)]. History of the Last W - Lot 77

[Americana]. LEBOUCHER (Odet-Julien)]. History of the Last War between Great Britain and the United States of America, France, Spain and Holland. Paris, Brocas, 1787. In-4, XXXIV p., [1] f., 357 p. [2] f., contemporary marbled havana basane, 5-nerve ornate spine, tawny title page, red edges (epidermures to boards, snag to tail of upper jaw, rubbed headbands and corners, freckles). Rare first edition. It offers the "exact account of the military events of the Revolutionary War" (Fay). "Best French chronicle of the Revolution; particularly valuable on naval affairs" (Homes L, 169). The edition is illustrated with two tables and 7 folding engraved maps, including one covering the American coast from Georgia to New Jersey. Provenance: Arnoult-Marin Du Pin, 18th c. (bookplate). (Sabin 39613, Leclerc 827, Barbier II, 695; Fay, 22; Chadenat 1409).