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Lettres et Memoires pour servir L'Histoire Naturelle, Civile et Politque Du Cap Breton, depuis Son etablissement jusque la reprise de cette Isle par les Anglois en 1758
by PICHON, Thomas]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
La Haye & A Londres. chez Pierre Gosse & chez Jean Nourse. 1760. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 12mo. 17cm, The First Edition, xvi,327p., complete with half-title, in contemporary quarter calf and patterned boards, gilt floral decorations and borders in the panels, leather label, gilt titles, original marbled endpapers, small faint stain on the bottom of the title page, in fine condition. (cgc) ~ T.P.L. 274. Lande 710. Sabin 62610. Dionne II-639. Not in Gagnon. Story p636. Pichon came to Canada from France in 1751 as secretary (until 1753) to the governor of Cape Breton. The book is composed in the form of letters written from Louisbourg from 1752, to its fall to the English in 1758. It is considered a reliable source concerning the French in Acadia during the 18th century, including clear descriptions of Ile Royal, Ile Saint Jean, Micmac and Malecite Indians, the French government at Louisbourg, military events and the causes of the war.
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- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37625
- Title
- Lettres et Memoires pour servir L'Histoire Naturelle, Civile et Politque Du Cap Breton, depuis Son etablissement jusque la reprise de cette Isle par les Anglois en 1758
- Author
- PICHON, Thomas]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- La Haye & A Londres. chez Pierre Gosse & chez Jean Nourse. 1760
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CANADA CANADIANA LOUISBOURG SEVEN YEARS WAR MILITARY HISTORY LETTERS MEMOIR CORRESPONDENCE
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