[LOUISIANA PURCHASE]. BARB?-MARBOIS, Fran?ois (1745-1837). The History of Louisiana, Particularly of the Cession of that Colony to the United States of America? Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1830. Small 4to. Late nineteenth-early twentieth century black calf over dark blue pebbled cloth (recased, rebacked (preserving most of the original spine), later endleaves (binding worn, soiled, text toned, foxed with occasional dampstaining, pp. 37/38 chipped at lower corner with some loss to text). First American edition, translated from the original French. Written by one of the architects of the Louisiana Purchase.