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Les Anciennes Villes - Du Nouveau Monde - Voyages d'Explorations au Mexique et Dans l'Amerique Centrale 1857-1882. TRUE FIRST EDITION, bound in PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL WRAPS (split, see below re condition). Text in FRENCH. This copy includes ORIGINAL FOLDOUT COLOUR MAP titled "Mexique: Carte des Migrations Tolteques d'apres les explorations de Desire Charnay" (bound in at p.418). The large map measures 35 x 55cm (with borders). With engraved portrait FRONTISPIECE of the author, complete with tissue guard. Ouvrage contenant 214 gravures et 19 cartes ou plans. Fine engravings throughout, including several full page plates (214 engravings, 19 plans, 1 foldout map). With a preface. Table des Gravures, plus Table des Matieres printed at rear. Dedication page at front to Pierre Lorillard (Pierre Lorillard IV of New York City contributed to defray the expense of this expedition, and Charnay named a great ruined city near the Guatemalan boundary line "Ville Lorillard" in his honor). Title page printed in black & red, with vignette illustration. With errata sheet bound in at rear. Many pages unopened (at top edge). Apparently the first part of this book appeared in the North American Review (Mexico). "Claude Joseph Desire Charnay (1828-1915) was a French traveller & archaeologist notable both for his explorations of Mexico & Central America, & for the pioneering use of photography to document his discoveries. He was born in Fleurie, and studied at the Lycée Charlemagne. In 1850, he became a teacher in New Orleans, Louisiana, a partly French-speaking community, and there became acquainted with John Lloyd Stephens's books of travel in Yucatan. He travelled in Mexico, by commission from the French ministry of education, during 1857-1861; in Madagascar during 1863; back to Mexico in 1864, with the French troops of Emperor Maximilian, in South America, particularly Chile and Argentina, in 1875; and in Java and Australia during 1878. During 1880-1883, he again visited the ruined cities of Mexico." First published in French (as per this copy), the book was first published in English (by Chapman & Hall, London) two years later in 1887 (also rare). The English translation of the title is "The Ancient Cities of the New World: Being Travels and Explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882". Bound in publisher's ORIGINAL WRAPS with full title printed to front in black & red, & vignette illustration (as per title page). Rear cover (& final page) printed with "Corbeil. Typ. et Ster. Crete" in tiny letters. This copy also has what appears to be the ORIGINAL TISSUE PAPER jacket wrapped around the binding. NOTE: Due to the fragile original binding, this is a FAIR to GOOD COPY ONLY. Binding split in half & shaken with signatures pulling & very loose (two signatures totally split from book block, some barely holding), slight handling wear, mild foxing throughout, several chips & closed tears to fragile tissue paper jacket, otherwise a nice clean softcover copy. Internally Very Good. Ideal for rebinding. Map in VG condition with slight toning. xii + 469pp. Pagination checked & complete. Large very heavy volume (over 3kg), extra shipping may be required. RARE. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 003010
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