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1790 1st ed Vaillant Africa Voyages Hottentot Ethnology Zoology Birds Giraffe 2v
François Le Vaillant was an 18th-century French explorer known for his descriptions of animals and birds in Africa. In 1780, he began a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope with the Dutch East India Company. While there, he collected various specimens of animals and plants, and encountered local natives, the Hottentot people. These two volumes include views of the Hottentots and their villages, as well as birds, and large African mammals such as giraffes.
This first edition is famous for its inclusion of uncensored depictions of Hottentot men and women within the 12 full-page engravings.
Item number: #9873
Price: $950
VAILLANT, François Le
Voyage de M. Le Vaillant dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique : par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance, dans les années 1780, 81, 82, 83, 84 et 85
A Paris : Chez Leroy, Libraire, rue Saint-Jacques, vis-à-vis celle de la Parcheminerie, no 15, MDCCLXXX [1790]. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
Vol. 1 – xxiv, 383, [1]
6 engraved plates
Vol. 2 – [2], 403, [1]
6 engraved plates
References: Brunet, III, 1034; Czech, p.95;
Language: French
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)
VERY rare and desirable
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François Le Vaillant was an 18th-century French explorer known for his descriptions of animals and birds in Africa. In 1780, he began a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope with the Dutch East India Company. While there, he collected various specimens of animals and plants, and encountered local natives, the Hottentot people. These two volumes include views of the Hottentots and their villages, as well as birds, and large African mammals such as giraffes.
This first edition is famous for its inclusion of uncensored depictions of Hottentot men and women within the 12 full-page engravings.
Item number: #9873
Price: $950
VAILLANT, François Le
Voyage de M. Le Vaillant dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique : par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance, dans les années 1780, 81, 82, 83, 84 et 85
A Paris : Chez Leroy, Libraire, rue Saint-Jacques, vis-à-vis celle de la Parcheminerie, no 15, MDCCLXXX [1790]. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
Vol. 1 – xxiv, 383, [1]
6 engraved plates
Vol. 2 – [2], 403, [1]
6 engraved plates
References: Brunet, III, 1034; Czech, p.95;
Language: French
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)
VERY rare and desirable
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
9873
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1790 1st ed Vaillant Africa Voyages Hottentot Ethnology Zoology Birds Giraffe 2v
François Le Vaillant was an 18th-century French explorer known for his descriptions of animals and birds in Africa. In 1780, he began a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope with the Dutch East India Company. While there, he collected various specimens of animals and plants, and encountered local natives, the Hottentot people. These two volumes include views of the Hottentots and their villages, as well as birds, and large African mammals such as giraffes.
This first edition is famous for its inclusion of uncensored depictions of Hottentot men and women within the 12 full-page engravings.
Item number: #9873
Price: $950
VAILLANT, François Le
Voyage de M. Le Vaillant dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique : par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance, dans les années 1780, 81, 82, 83, 84 et 85
A Paris : Chez Leroy, Libraire, rue Saint-Jacques, vis-à-vis celle de la Parcheminerie, no 15, MDCCLXXX [1790]. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
Vol. 1 – xxiv, 383, [1]
6 engraved plates
Vol. 2 – [2], 403, [1]
6 engraved plates
References: Brunet, III, 1034; Czech, p.95;
Language: French
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)
VERY rare and desirable
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
9873
François Le Vaillant was an 18th-century French explorer known for his descriptions of animals and birds in Africa. In 1780, he began a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope with the Dutch East India Company. While there, he collected various specimens of animals and plants, and encountered local natives, the Hottentot people. These two volumes include views of the Hottentots and their villages, as well as birds, and large African mammals such as giraffes.
This first edition is famous for its inclusion of uncensored depictions of Hottentot men and women within the 12 full-page engravings.
Item number: #9873
Price: $950
VAILLANT, François Le
Voyage de M. Le Vaillant dans l'intérieur de l'Afrique : par le Cap de Bonne-Espérance, dans les années 1780, 81, 82, 83, 84 et 85
A Paris : Chez Leroy, Libraire, rue Saint-Jacques, vis-à-vis celle de la Parcheminerie, no 15, MDCCLXXX [1790]. First edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
Vol. 1 – xxiv, 383, [1]
6 engraved plates
Vol. 2 – [2], 403, [1]
6 engraved plates
References: Brunet, III, 1034; Czech, p.95;
Language: French
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)
VERY rare and desirable
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
9873
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