Jérôme de LA LANDE
Mémoire sur l'intérieur de l'Afrique
Imprimerie des Administrations Nationales|Paris An III (1795)|21.2 x 28.5 cm|Relié
Rare first edition (cf. Quérard IV, 457. Not listed in Gay.)
Bradel binding in full paper-covered boards marbled by hand, smooth spine, red morocco title label, minor stains in the lower margins of the first two pages.
The renowned astronomer explores the Niger and the feasibility of crossing Africa from Senegal to the Red Sea.
€800