Search Results: Titles starting with V from Patrick Olson Rare Books

2 v. | v.1: [2], xvj, 370 p. | v. 2: [2], 360 [i.e. 400] p. | 12mo | v.1: pi1 a8(-a8) e1 A-P12 Q6(-Q6) | v.2: pi1 A6 B-R12 S2 | 174 x 103 mm ¶ First edition, followed by a second in 1784. Howes identified the present work's account of "the infant colony of Georgia" as particularly valuable. Prévost describes Savannah, for example, as a settlement of nearly 140 homes. He makes some mention of the area's native tribes, identifying Coweta as the principal settlement of the Creek (v. 2, p. 185). ¶ Prévost's observations are all the more remarkable for his never having visited North America. Not translated from the English, but rather the author's own invention, the work capitalized on the popularity of both fictional and authentic travel narratives of the time. Perhaps the chief interest of the work lies in the fact that it convinced some contemporary readers of its professed veracity, not unlike Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver's Travels. The Mercure de France reported in November 1744:… Read More