Books from the Library of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney 

A collection from the library of the American statesman, military officer and Founding Father, comprising: Vol. I of Paradis Perdu, Traduit par Jacques Dellille, published 1805 by Giguet et Michaud, Paris (signed), Histoire de la Session de 1817 by Joseph Fievee, published 1818 by Le Normant, Paris with Librairie de Ve. Bergeret bookplate (signed), Correspondance Politique et Administrative (fourteenth part) by Joseph Fievee, published 1818 by Le Normant, with Librairie de Ve. Bergeret bookplate and later C.C. Pinkney Norris bookplate (signed), Memoires de la Campagne de 1815, Dans la Vendee published 1817 by Adrien Egron, Paris, with Librairie de Ve. Bergeret bookplate and later C.C. Pinkney Norris bookplate (signed), three volumes (vol.s 3-5) of Letters et Memoires ... du Marechal de Saxe, published 1794 by J.J. Smits & cie, Paris (vol.s 4-5 are signed, 3 is unsigned), and Rules and Regulations for Drill, Sabre Exercise .... of Calvary by E. Hoyt, revised edition published 1816 by Ansel Phelps, with a O.A Roorbach Charlestown S.C bookseller book plate (unsigned).

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (February 25, 1746 – August 16, 1825) was an American statesman, military officer and Founding Father who served as United States Minister to France from 1796 to 1797. A delegate to the Constitutional Convention where he signed the Constitution of the United States, Pinckney was twice nominated by the Federalist Party as its presidential candidate in 1804 and 1808, losing both elections.

Dimensions: from 7 1/2 x 4 3/4in to 8 1/2 x 6in 

Provenance: From a local collection.

Varying states, all toned, scattered foxing, many of the covers are in a deteriorating condition including minor losses.