Paul Jones

Mémoires de Paul Jones, où il expose ses principaux services, et rappelle ce qui lui st arrivé de plus remarquable pendant le cours de la révolution américaine, particulièrement en Europe, écrits par lui-même en anglais, et traduits sous ses yeux par le citoyen André. Paris: Louis, 1798

FIRST EDITION, 12mo (144 x 83mm.), half-title, engraved frontispiece, original blue boards, occasional light staining, blank lower corners of N7-8 torn, upper cover detached, spine defective

First edition of the first biography of the man who became known as the Father of the American Navy. Paul Jones (born John Paul, 1747-1792) was a Scottish naval officer who served in the American and Russian nav🐻ies, joining the American side at the𝔉 start of the War of Independence and achieving numerous successes against the British. Once the war was over he was offered a commission by Catherine the Great and fought the Turks on the Black Sea.

The appendix contains the correspondence of Jones with various significant figures at the time, including Washington, Franklin, La Fayette, John Adams, and the Earl of Se♍lkirk.

LITERATURE:

Howes J228; Sabin 36559