RAMSEY, David. - Lot 289

RAMSEY, David. Histoire de la Révolution d'Amérique par rapport à la Caroline Méridionale... traduite de l'anglois, ornée de cartes et de plans. A Paris, chez Moutardier, An V, 1796. 3 volumes (out of 5) in-8. Contemporary speckled fawn calf, ornate smooth spine, havana title-piece and tomaison, speckled edges (binding rubbed, some leaves uniformly browned, without vol. 3 and 4). Expanded second edition of the famous work by the historian of American Independence, the last volume of which includes Lord Sheffield's Observations on the Commerce of the States of America, translated from English by Mirabeau. Illustrated with a map of South Carolina and four plans depicting Charleston harbor, the siege of Charleston, the siege of York and Gloucester by the Allied armies in September and October 1781, and the position of British vessels under the command of Sir Peter Parker during the attack on Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island; a total of five folding plates engraved on copper in black by Picquet. T I. (2 parts in 1 vol.). [1] f., XXXVI-180 p. ; [2] ff, p. 181-520, [1] f., 1 pl. - T 2. (2 parts in 1 vol.). [2] ff, 470 pp; [2] ff, p. 471-673, [3] ff, 4 pl. - T 5. SUPP. XVI-335 pp. Sabin, 67693.