[Americana] [Butel-Dumont, Georges-Marie]. Histoire et commerce des colonies angloises, dans l'Amerique septentrionale. A Londres, [i.e. Paris] and sold in Paris, Le Breton, Desaint, Pissot, Lambert, 1755. Small 8vo. xxiv, 336 pp. Bound in contemporary french mottled calf, gilt spine, page ends washed red.
First edition of this esteemed and important work for the study of trade in the British colonies at the dawn of the Seven Years' War which its author argues that Britain owes its power and wealth to the colonies. “This is the first long text in French on the British colonies of North America and it was caused by the heightened tensions that preceded the Seven Years’ War. It gives accounts of the geography, history, religion, government, economy, and trade and the products of the different colonies.” (Echeverria & Wilkie, The French Image of America: 1658-1790, 755/5 ).
Sabin 9602. - ESTC T45466. - Goldsmith 9028. - Barbier II:801. - Cioranescu 14936.
Condition: Minor rubbing.