Réflexions sur la colonie de Saint-Domingue, : ou, Examen approfondi des causes de sa ruine, et des mesures adoptées pour la rétublir; terminées par l'exposé rapide d'un plan d'organisation propre à lui rendre son ancienne splendeur; adressées au commerce et aux amis de la prospérité nationale

2 v. ;|c21 cm. (8vo) Misattributed to Francois, marquis de Barbé-Marbois by Martin & Walter and Bissainthe. Bookseller's advertisement on verso of half-title page in v. 1 gives attribution to the author of L'histoire des desastres de Saint-Domingue, variously misattributed to Michel Etienne Descourtilz and Francois, marquis de Barbe-Marbois, but correctly attributed to Francois Laplace by Jean-Charles Benzaken in his article, "Who was the author of L'histoire des desastres de Saint-Domingue, published in Paris in the year III?" in French History, v. 23, 2009, p. 261-267, who cites a copy owned by a cathedral canon from the Drome, named Ulysses Chevalier (1841- 1923), which bears a handwritten inscription: "par le cit. Laplace". Pagination: v. 1: 40, 288 p. ; v. 2: [4], 259, [1] p Signatures: v. 1: a-b c A-S (B4 missigned B3); v. 2: pi² A-Q R² (R2 verso blank) Colophon of vol. 2: de l'Imprimerie de la Société typographique des Trois Amis, rue S. Jacques, no. 51, près de la place Cambrai Engraved printer's ornaments on title pages; head pieces Martin & Walter. Révolution française Bissainthe, M. Dict. de bib. haïtienne Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Ryusch: autograph in ms. on flyleaf of vol. 1