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The Voyage of La Perouse round the World, in the years 1785, 1787, and 1788, with the nautical tables. To which is prefixed, Narrative of an interesting voyage from Manilla to St Blaise. Vol II
by M L A Milet Mureau [arranged by]
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/N
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : John Stockdale, 1798 Vol II only of this scarce 2 volume work - one of two english translations of La Perouse's voyage produced in 1798. With frontispiece by Stothard and 24 further plates/charts. (The plate list is presumably in Vol I so I can not confirm that the plates are present as listed. The work had 51 plates/maps over the 2 volumes). Detailed account of the voyage with Tables showing the course of La Boussole and L'Astrolabe. Separate section at the rear 'Substance of the Travels over the Continent, with the dispatches of La Perouse, in the Years 1787 and 1788 by M de Lesseps'. Page listing of Stockdale's poetry works at the rear. In contemporary full leather binding which is badly damaged. The boards with gilt edging and cross hatched blind tooling are complete and rescuable but the spine is missing. Page edges marbled. With bookplate of F E Baines (a local historian) and Laura Baines of Hampstead July 1890, on the front pastedown. The fep is detached and the rear free endpaper is missing. Both the preliminaries and the rear pastedown suggest sellotape was used as some point. The stitching of the book block is sound. The contents are clean overall. Some sections have brown toning and there is occasional brown spotting, but contents in good condition. A few pages have the corner tips turned over.
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- Bookseller
- E C Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031374
- Title
- The Voyage of La Perouse round the World, in the years 1785, 1787, and 1788, with the nautical tables. To which is prefixed, Narrative of an interesting voyage from Manilla to St Blaise. Vol II
- Author
- M L A Milet Mureau [arranged by]
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Stockdale
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1798
- Keywords
- La perouse, voyages, exploration,
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRAVEL & TOPOGRAPHY;
- Size
- 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
E C Books
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Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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