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London: Printed for John Stockdale, opposite Burlington-House, Piccadilly, 1787. Hardcover. Very Good. First London edition, following the privately printed, virtually unobtainable first edition (Paris, 1782 [i.e, 1785]), and a poor French translation (Paris, 1786). Octavo. [4], 382pp. With an engraved folding map, hand-colored in outline, titled: “A Map of the country between Albemarle Sound, and Lake Erie, comprehending the whole of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania,” and folding letterpress table. A handsome copy professionally bound in period style polished quarter calf and marbled paper over boards, gilt spine lettering with raised bands. Small printed bookplate of a noted collector on front pastedown, and two small ink notations on verso of title page. Expert early paper repairs on verso of the folding map, and one small paper repair on the title page; internally very good, clean, with a few small stains on the verso of the folding map. A lovely copy of the…