Ossolinski, ou Marseille et St.-Domingue, après 1794 et en 1815
Subtitle: Mémoires contemporains recueillis et publiés
By: par E.-M. Masse
Publisher: Jules Lefebvre et Ce., libraires-éditeurs, rue des Grands-Augustins, no. 18
Published: 1830
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Other titles: Ossolinski.; Marseille et St.-Domingue, après 1794 et en 1815.; Marseille et Saint-Domingue, après 1794 et en 1815.
Notes: Fictionalized account of the author's life and experiences leading up to, and during the revolution in the French colony of Saint-Domingue and in France through the eyes of a Polish nobleman named Ossolinski. It includes an account of the first slave revolt, the burning of Cap-Français, the character of Toussaint Louverture, the treatment of black slaves and includes the French texts of some Creole songs. It also includes account of Ossolinski's voyage to the United States and an account of the island of Cuba.

"Bourges, imp. de Mme. Ve. Souchois et compe.": versos of half-title pages of volumes 1-4.

"Bourges, imprimerie de Ve. Souchois et Ce.": printed at foot of back cover or wrappers of volumes 1-4.

Pagination: v. 1: [4], iii, [1], 252 p.; v. 2: [4], 251, [1] p.; v. 3: [4], 274 p.; v. 4: [4], 248 p.

Signatures: v. 1: pi² (pi1, pi2 versos blank) 1¹ 1* 2 2* 3¹² 4 4* 5 5* 6 6* 7 7* 8 8* 9 9* 10 10* 11; v. 2: pi² (pi1, pi2 versos blank) 1 1*¹² 2* 3 3* 4 4* 5 5* 6 6* 7 7* 8 8* 9 9* 10 10* 11 (11 verso blank); v. 3: pi² (pi1, pi2 versos blank) 1 1* 2 2* 3 3* 4 4* 5 5* 6 6* 7 7* 8 8* 9 9* 10 10* 11 11* 12 (-12); v. 4: pi² (pi1, pi2 versos blank) 1 1* 2 2* 3 3* 4 4* 5 5* 6 6* 7 7* 8 8* 9 9* 10 10* 11.

Bookseller's advertisements: printed on the outer back wrappers of volumes 1-4.

John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: vol. 1 wanting p. 3-6, 4th count.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in original printed contemporary mauve paper wrappers; cover title and bookseller's advertisements printed within ornamental border; all leaves untrimmed.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Harper Fund.