(1) A VOYAGE TO SENEGAL.....FROM CAPE BLANCO TO THE RIVER OF SIERRA LEONE (2) TRAVELS IN PARTS OF SOUTH AMERICA... DESCRIPTION OF CARRACCAS (3) A TOUR IN WALES AND...ENGLAND INCLUDING BOTH UNIVERSITIES (4) TRAVELS IN ITALY (SEE FULL TITLE BELOW) Vol IV in Series: a collection of modern and contemporary voyages and travels: scontaining, i. translations from foreign languages, of voyages never before translated. ii original voyages and travels never before published. iii. analyses of new voyages
de Phillips, Sir Richard, Ed: Jean Baptiste Leonard Durand, Francois Dupons, William Mavor, Augutus Kotzebue
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London: Richard Phillips. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1806. First English Edition. Hardcover. . ; Each book was issued seperately at intervals throughout the year with the intention of having each series bound together although they were sometimes bound individually. There were 10 or more volumes in this series. These books were of considerable interest because at the time of publication, they were one of the only sources of information as to current condition in foreign countries. Most travel and exploration books contained historical information. Contemporary 3/4 leather over scuffed marbled boards. Bright gilt lettering on spine. Text tight & intact. Rear hinge cracked with cover firmly attached. Lacks rear blank endpapers. Early owner's ink stamp in front. Condition noted after each book. Titles: (1) "A VOYAGE TO SENEGAL; OR, HISTORICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, AND POLITICAL MEMOIRS FROM CAPE BLANCO TO THE RIVER OF SIERRA LEONE. ...AN ACCOUNT OF A JOURNEY FROM ISLE ST LOUIS TO GALLAM" by J P L Durand. 181pp (t. P. & preface) + 3pp index. Folding map Western Coast of Africa + 2 full page & 10 half page plates: plates closely cropped on bottom with loss of text to two. Scattered very light foxing. (2) "Travels IN PARTS OF SOUTH AMERICA DURING THE YEARS 1801, 1802, 1803, & 1804; CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPTAIN-GENERALSHIP OF CARRACCAS, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE LAWS, COMMERCE, AND NATURAL PRODUCTIONS OF THAT COUNTRY; AS ALSO A VIEW OF THE CUSTOMS AND MANNERS OF THE SPANIARD AND NATIVE INDIANS" by F Dupons. 157pp (t. P. & ad) + key to map of Carraccas + 2pp index. Includes fold-out maps of NE South America & Town of Carraccas. (3) A TOUR IN WALES AND AND THROUGH SEVERAL COUNTIES OF ENGLAND INCLUDING BOTH UNIVERSITIES IN THE SUMMER 1805" by a gentleman [W. Mavor] 182pp (tp, dedication & preface) + 2pp index. 2 fold-out plates. Minimal wear. Oxford, Cambridge. (4) "TRAVELS THROUGH ITALY IN THE YEARS 1804 AND 1805" by A Kotzebue. This is a 94pp analysis of a 4 volume work. (+2pp index). World Travel ; B.W. Plates; 8vo; 614 pages .
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- Título
- (1) A VOYAGE TO SENEGAL.....FROM CAPE BLANCO TO THE RIVER OF SIERRA LEONE (2) TRAVELS IN PARTS OF SOUTH AMERICA... DESCRIPTION OF CARRACCAS (3) A TOUR IN WALES AND...ENGLAND INCLUDING BOTH UNIVERSITIES (4) TRAVELS IN ITALY (SEE FULL TITLE BELOW) Vol IV in Series: a collection of modern and contemporary voyages and travels: scontaining, i. translations from foreign languages, of voyages never before translated. ii original voyages and travels never before published. iii. analyses of new voyages
- Autor
- Phillips, Sir Richard, Ed: Jean Baptiste Leonard Durand, Francois Dupons, William Mavor, Augutus Kotzebue
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edición
- First English Edition
- Editorial
- Richard Phillips
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1806
- Palabras clave
- World Travel
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Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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Fairfield, New Jersey
Sobre Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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- Gilt
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