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1. The Voyage of La Perouse Round the World, in the Years 1785, 1787, and 1788, With the Nautical Tables. to Which is Prefixed, Narrative of an Interesting Voyage From Manilla to St Blaise. Vol II
by M L A Milet Mureau [Arranged By]
Seller Description: Fair in N jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall Vol II only of this scarce 2 volume work-one of two english translations of La Perouse's voyage produced in 1798. With frontispiece by Stothard and 24 further plates/charts. (The plate list is presumably in Vol I so I can not confirm that the plates are present as listed. The work had 51 plates/maps over the 2 volumes). Detailed account of the voyage with Tables showing the course of La Boussole and L'Astrolabe. Separate section at the rear 'Substance of ... See More Details
1798, John Stockdale
Full-Leather, Fair
Birsay, ORKNEY, UNITED KINGDOM
$288.92
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2. A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788
by La Perouse, J[Ean] F[Rancois] Galaup De. Milet-Mureau, M. L. A. (Ed. )
Seller Description: Translated from the French. Attractive old engraved bookplate and bookseller's ticket in each volume; slight damage to the paper in Vol. I, pp. 191-198 (with the appearance of a manufacturing flaw) affecting a few letters of the text but not legibility; three of these leaves... 3 vols. Forty-two engraved maps and plates (complete), inserted in the text in this edition and not published in a separate atlas. 8vo, Forbes 288. See More Details
1798, Printed for J. Johnson
19th c. half calf and marbled sides.
Jeffrey Marks Rare Books, ABAA
Rochester, NY, USA
$3,007.00
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