Revu sur les originaux par David Martin. A small, almost pocket-sized, French New Testament from the press of the American Bible Society. It is printed in double-column format in a clear type and is handsomely bound. A classic American somber binding. Binding as above, spine with a very little loss at head and lightly refurbished.
All edges carmine.
Written shortly after Napoleon's impermanent conquest of Malta, this very scarce work touts the advantages the new territory might bring to France. The author seems to have made relatively little mark on the historical record, but he did get a street in Malta named after him. Plates and map are on blue-tinted paper. Half-title neatly mounted. Map bound in upside-down, with short tear from inner margin but else in good condition.