Voyage de Monsieur le Vaillant Dans L'intérior D'afrique, Par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance Dans les Années 1780, 81, 82, 83, 84 et 85. Avec Figures

£275.00

LE VAILLANT, François (1753-1824) SKU: 10370

Bruxelles : chez Benoit Le Francq Imprimeur-Libraire rue de la Magdalene, 1791.

Two volume set. Demy 8vo (22cm); xx, 274 pp; engraved frontispiece, titlepage and headpiece, then three plates and two folding plates; (ii), (288) pp; engraved titlepage, head and tailpieces and six plates; binder's instructions concerning placement of plates at the back of vol.2; contemp, calf binding with five gilt garlands to the spine and tow black labels on each vol. (one chipped on v.1); joints of spines on each volume cracked but firm enough. Contents remarkably fresh and clean, with not a hint of spotting on browning of any kind. Ex.libris Elizabeth Thorold, with her bookplate. A near-Fine set.