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British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011-03-25. Paperback. Good.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The An historical account of the Black Empire of Hayti; comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo..

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Paperback / softback. New. A new edition of the earliest English-language account of the Haitian Revolution. Originally published in 1805, the narrative played a significant role in establishing nineteenth-century world opinion of that momentous event.

Duke Univ Pr, 2013. Paperback. New. 392 pages. 9.20x1.00x6.10 inches.

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Paperback / softback. New. A new edition of the earliest English-language account of the Haitian Revolution. Originally published in 1805, the narrative played a significant role in establishing nineteenth-century world opinion of that momentous event.

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Duke Univ Pr, 2013. Paperback. New. 392 pages. 9.20x1.00x6.10 inches.

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London: Published By James Cundee, Ivy-Lane, Paternoster-Row . (Albion Press Printed), 1805. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Pp. xxiii, [1], 467, [1] [9 - index/directions to the binder for placing the plates], [1 - publisher's ads.]; Frontispiece and eight engraved plates by J. Barlow after drawings by the author, letter facsimile, folding map of the island of St. Domingo, folding plan of the city of Cape Francois as it existed before the revolution. Contemporay quarter polished calf binding, with blue-grey paper covered boards (this covering is a replacement but the boards are original. Gilt lettering and decoration to the spine. Binding good and strong, some wear to the head/tail of the spine but now discretely repaired. Contents good and tight, original marbled end papers, the front with the engraved bookplate of Joseph Shaw; mild surface marking to the first few pages; p. 235/236 with chip to blank fore-edge margin, plate opp. p. 327 a little worn to fore-edge but not… Read More

E-355. Good+. Hardcover. Leather. Folio. Published By James Cundee, Ivy-Lane, Paternoster-Row, Albion Press Printed, London, UK. 1805. Xxiii, 467 pgs. Illustrated with 11 engraved plates including the frontispiece and a two leaf facsimile letter in French of Toussaint Louverture with a folding map and a folding plan. Bound in 1/2 calf leather with raised bands present to the spine with matching cloth boards. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (boards are scuffed and worn to the extremities). Foxing present. Previous owner's name present to the title page. Text is clean and free of marks. Some closed tears present to the edges of one or two plates. Binding tight and solid. As the first complete narrative in English of the Haitian Revolution, Marcus Rainsford's An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti was highly influential in establishing nineteenth-century world opinion of this momentous event. This new edition is the first to appear since the original… Read More

[London]: Albion Press Printed / Published by James Cundee and Sold by C. Chapple, 1805. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Large quarto. 467, [8], [3] ads pp., half-title present and especially wide-margins. Illustrated, complete with all plates including a folding map of the Island of St. Domingo, frontispiece portrait of "The Author in Conversation with a Private Soldier in the Black Army," a letter by Toussaint Louverture reproduced in holograph facsimile, and several dramatic full-page engraved plates. Rebound in full modern leather with green morocco spine, black morocco boards, titled in gilt on spine and stamped with gilt device on both boards, extra spine label laid in. Contemporary brief ink notation on front flyleaf, original endpapers intact and archivally reinforced along inner hinges of endpapers and a few pages, light foxing on title page and a few pages of plates and text, two-inch chip to corner of one page of text (not affecting printed text), else a handsome and near fine copy,… Read More

London: Albion Press Printed : Published by James Cundee, 1805. First Edition. Hardcover. xxiii, [1], 467, [9]pp index + 3pp of publisher's advertisements. Recent deep brown half calf, five raised bands, spine ruled, decorated and lettered in gold. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece and eight engraved plates by J. Barlow after drawings by the author, letter facsimile, folding map of the island of St. Domingo, folding plan of the city of Cape Francois as it existed before the revolution. Includes A Succinct historical View of the Colonies of Hispaniola and St. Domingo, Origin of the Revolutionary Spirit of this Period in St. Domingo, Account of the Progress and Accomplishment of the Independence of St. Domingo, State of Manners on the Independence of the Blacks in St. Domingo, View of the Black Army, and of the War between the French Republic and the independent Blacks of St. Domingo, On the Establishment of a Black Empire, and more. Margins very slightly trimmed, faint stain to the verso… Read More

London: Albion Press, 1805. First. hardcover. very good. Beautifully illustrated with 8 plates, a folding map of Haiti, a folding plan of the city of Cap Francois, and a facsimile. xxiii, errata, 467, 9 page index and 3 pages of advertisements, deckled edges. Scattered foxing with the maps heavily browned. Thick 4to, handsomely rebound in 3/4 black morocco, red leather spine labels. (London): Albion Press, Printed: Published by James Cundee, 1805. First Edition. Very good (+).<br/><br/> Internally a tight and bright copy. Among the illustrations are full length portraits of Toussaint L'Ouverture and the author. In 1799, "The Author was a British officer in West Indian service. While on board a Danish vessel, en route from Jamaica to Martinique, he was storm driven to St. Domingo, where he passed as an American to avoid arrest. At Fort Dauphine, some weeks later, he was arrested as a spy and was sentenced to death by court-martial. His release was ordered by Toussaint… Read More