389. [AMERICANA] - BRISSOT (Jacques-Pierre). Nouveau voyage dans les États-Unis de l'Amérique septentrionale fait en 1788. A Paris, chez Buisson, 1791, 3 volumes in-8, marbled fawn basane, smooth spine decorated, lemon edges (period binding). 600 / 800 € Uncommon first edition, complete with folded table. Founder of the Société des amis des Noirs, he traveled to the United States to study ways of emancipating the q populations. He was accompanied by the Genevan financier Étienne Clavière. He also paints a picture of the country's political institutions. A very good copy.