Rose COWPER
Quatre années de séjour dans l'Afrique méridionale. Esquisses[Four Years in Southern Africa]
A. Cherbuliez|Paris • Geneva 1831|13.2 x 21.3 cm|Relié
True first edition of the French translation by J.-J. Cabanis.
Gay 197 and Bourquelot VI, 232 mention an 1832 edition from the same publisher under a different title: "Esquisses africaines." Given the identical collation, it is most likely the same 1831 edition issued under a new title.
Ink annotations at the head of the front cover, a few minor spots of foxing, and a faint waterstain along the fore-edge margin of the half-title, gradually fading on the following leaves.
Bound in modern half petrol-blue calf, smooth spine gilt-ruled in double fillets, red morocco title label, marbled paper boards, original covers preserved and mounted; binding signed by Laurenchet.
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