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(FRENCH REVOLUTION.) Courier de Boston, Affiches, Annonces, et Avis.
ONE OF THE FIRST FRENCH NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES. (FRENCH REVOLUTION.) Courier de Boston, Affiches, Annonces, et Avis. Numbers 1-8, 11, 13-15, 17-18, and 24-26. Together, 17 (of 26) numbers. 255 x 195 mm, unbound as issued; paper heavily toned and soiled, some dampstaining with traces of mold, scattered minor tears not affecting text; uncut. [Boston: Samuel Hall], 23 April-15 October 1789
- Notes: substantial run of one of the the first french newspapers to appear in the united states, edited and published by Paul-Joseph Guérard de Nancrède, a Boston bookseller and stationer who also taught French at Harvard. Covers the dramatic period leading up to the French Revolution. Brigham I:285, Catholic Encyclopedia VI:276, Sabin 17164.
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