Voyage De Monsieur Le Vaillant dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique, par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance, dans les Années 1780, 81, 82, 83, 84 & 85. [First Edition Two Volumes Full Tree Calf Binding]

François Le Vaillant

Verlag: Paris: Chez Leroy., 1790

Beschreibung

Paris: Chez Leroy, 1790, First Edition. Two Volumes, full tree calf leather binding, with twin red leather title labels, with gilt titles and gilt decoration. French language. Frontispiece, and ten other plates of which two are folding. Fine Contemporary Tree Calf, gilt ruled spines, red leather title labels. The first edition is required to have 12 plates including the unedited female Hottentote plate. This volume has 11 plates all photographed see images. Lacking plate VII Female Hottentote - never bound in for censorship reasons. Vol I [ii], xxiv, 383pp, frontispiece and 5 engraved illustrations of which 2 are folding; Vol II 403pp, with 5 engraved illustrations. Provenance: bookplate for Sir Jas. Montgomery Bart of Stanhope to Vol I, bookplate removed to Vol II. Approximately 8 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt bands with six compartments, twin red leather labels with gilt titles, rubbed and worn. Joints good condition rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn with some loss. Boards good condition tree calf boards, rubbed, marked and worn. Page edges good condition top edge darkened, others deckled. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition plain, bookplate to Vol I, bookplate removed to Vol II . End papers good condition plain. Title good condition tanned. Pages good condition tanned with some foxing and minor marks. Binding good condition attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1790 Binding: Hardback. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1678655606667

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Voyage De Monsieur Le Vaillant dans ...

Verlag: Paris: Chez Leroy.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1790

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition