DANEY (Sidney). History of Martinique from colonization to 1815. Fort Royal, E. Ruelle, 1846. 6 volumes in-8, extremely rare first edition of this Histoire de la Martinique, illustrated with 3 and a folding map of the Antilles. Bound in later purple half-basin with corners, spine with two broad bands, red title page. Copy in poor condition of this extremely rare edition. "The best history of Martinique" (Chadenat, 455). (heavy foxing and spotting, many pages entirely foxed, large wormholes in second volume affecting text and illustration, some restored with tape, engraving doubled, some handwritten annotations, hole on page 181 of fifth volume affecting text) Expert : Mr. Nicolas Asvisio