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LeatherBound. Etat : New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1889 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 36 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.

Etat : Very good condition. This volume includes an engraving of the only authentic likeness of Benedict Arnold, the Du Simitiere portrait drawn from life, when Arnold was still a hero of the early Revolution. Pierre Eugene Du Simitiere settled in Philadelphia in 1766, became a large collector of books and specimens, and in 1782 opened the collection to the public as the â American Museum'. In the 1770s Du Simitiere drew portraits from life of the famous figures of the Revolution, including Benedict Arnold, who was military governor of the city in 1779. This Arnold portrait is the only one known to have been drawn at an actual sitting. Du Simitiere's engravings of the American revolutionary figures were first published in Paris, in "Collection des Portraits des Generaux, Ministres & Magistrats"; the portrait of Arnold was done in profile, facing right, and in the form of a circular framed medallion. The author of this account, Francois Barbe-Marbois (1735 - 1847), was a dexterous French diplomat whose career spanned almost 50 years. He was one of the first diplomats to serve in America, where he organized France's consular offices. Following the French Revolution he was exiled to Guiana, but later made councilor state and secretary of the treasury by Napoleon. Barbe-Marbois was a key player in the Louisiana Purchase and was in charge of government finance and auditing for Napoleon. After Napoleon, he helped formulate and draft the founding document of the Restoration government, and was granted titles by Louis XVIII. Extra illustrated first edition, with an engraved portrait of the author. 8vo, [4], 44, 184 pp, map (plan of West Point) uncut. Plain French paper wraps, the wraps a bit toned, the paper spine label a bit darkened. Housed in half leather and green cloth slipcase, the leather at spine gently rubbed. Howes B114; Sabin 3302.