Apr 27, 2017 - Sale 2444

Sale 2444 - Lot 333

Price Realized: $ 585
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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(HAITI.) Rainsford, Marcus. An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti. 2 maps, 11 plates including 2-sheet facsimile letter. xxiii, [1], 467, [10] pages plus [3] ad pages. 4to, publisher's boards, minor wear, rebacked with original spine label laid down; early clippings and notes tipped to front free endpaper, moderate foxing, some plate captions cropped; bookplate of English scholar Edward Heron-Allen on front pastedown. [London], 1805

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first edition. A history of Haiti and Santo Domingo by a British army officer, based in part on his personal experiences. He was convicted of spying by the revolutionary government in 1799 and sentenced to death, but was personally pardoned by Toussaint Louverture, who he describes as "a truly great man" (page 249). The French come off in a less flattering light. Palau 246395; Sabin 67531 (calls for only 10 plates).