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拍品 105
  • 105

LEVAILLANT. TRAVELS FROM THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 1790, (2 VOL.); NEW TRAVELS INTO.. AFRICA. 1796, (3 VOL.)

估價
500 - 700 GBP
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描述

  • Two works, FIRST ENGLISH EDITIONS:
  • paper
Travels from the Cape of Good Hope into the Interior Parts of Africa. London: William Lane, 1790, 2 volumes, 8vo (212 x 120mm.), engraved dedication, directions to binder in volume 1, 13 engraved plates (some folding), errata at end of volume 2, contemporary speckled calf, [Mendelssohn (1979) III, p. 102], lacking half-titles, scattered spotting, slight marginal loss to L8 in volume 1, rebacked to style, repaired
New Travels into the Interior Parts of Africa by the way of The Cape of Good Hope in the Years 1783, 84 and 85. London: G.G. and J. Robinson, 1796, 3 volumes, 8vo (208 x 126mm.), half-titles in volumes 2 and 3 only, directions to binder in volume 1, engraved folding map, and 22 plates (some folding), contemporary tree calf, [Mendelssohn (1979) III p.100], [H. Scofield, book labels], volume 1 lacking half-title, minor damp-staining, rebacked to style, repaired

Condition

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拍品資料及來源

Including the plate of 'A dangerous attack of a Tiger' instead of the nude 'Hottentot' woman.