Second Voyage Dans L'Interieur De L'Afrique Par Le Cap De Bonne Esperance, 3 Vol.
by Le Vaillant, F
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Chez J.J. Jansen et Comp., 1795. Book. Illus. by 22 Fine Engraved Plates. Very Good. 3/4 Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Dans les Annees 1783, 84 et 85". Text in French. Three volumes, pages xliv, 304: 426: and 525. Half titles in vol 2 and 3. 3/4 calf with grey marbled boards. Burgundy title labels and black volume labels with bright gilt (probably later). Some edge wear, skillfully rebacked spines. Speckled page edges. 22 engraved plates, five folding, as called for. Clean and tight inside, no foxing, with book plates of Hon. Francis Howard. Mendelssohn I, 892, 889, 890: "His description is unilque for this period, as little inormation respecting these regions had been published up to this date". This second voyage was to Namaqualand, Damaraland, Bechuanaland and the Kalahari desert A fine set of a very rare African classic..
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- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005042
- Title
- Second Voyage Dans L'Interieur De L'Afrique Par Le Cap De Bonne Esperance, 3 Vol.
- Author
- Le Vaillant, F
- Illustrator
- 22 Fine Engraved Plates
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chez J.J. Jansen et Comp.
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1795
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- South Africa, Le Vaillant
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa, Sub-Saharan;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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