Robertson, W. — L'histoire de l'Amérique.

1778 2 volumes. (4), xx, 540 p., (4), 559, (3) p., 1 folded map (of 4) and 1 folded plate, 4to, contemporary calf with polished marbled covers and richly gilt spine with red and green labels (one joint vol. 2 weak). Library stamps, and maps 1-3 are missing but a very hansomely bound set of the 4to Paris edition by Panckoucke. The English original was published in 1777. Its vivid descriptions and philosophical disquistitions on aboriginal society captivated the literary world, and the outbreak of the American war gave it a public interest and made it quite popular.