119- (UNITED STATES). MARTINEAU (Harriett). De la Société américaine; translated from the English by Benjamin Laroche. Paris, Charpentier, 1838, 2 vol. in-8, half blond basane, spines decorated (period binding). First edition published in France. Harriett Martineau is often compared to Tocqueville in English-speaking countries. Upper spine worn, hinges rubbed. Some foxing. A precious copy of the economist Michel Chevalier (1806-1879), with his bookplate and super-libris on the back.