Pierre-François PERON
Mémoires du capitaine Péron, sur ses voyages aux côtes d'Afrique, en Arabie, à l'île d'Amsterdam, aux îles d'Anjouan et de Mayotte, aux côtes nord-ouest de l'Amérique, aux îles Sandwich, à la Chine, etc.. [Memoirs of Captain Péron on His Voyages to the Coasts of Africa, Arabia, the Island of Amsterdam, the Islands of Anjouan and Mayotte, the North-West Coast of America, the Sandwich Islands, China, etc.]
Brissot-Thivars • Bossange frères|Paris 1824|13 x 21.3 cm|Relié
Very rare first edition illustrated with 4 maps and 2 plates out of text: map of Amsterdam Island, map of part of the northwest coast of America, of the northern mouth of Queen Charlotte Sound, plan of Bokerelle port on the northwest coast of America, sea wolves and sea lions (cf. Sabin 61001. Howes 7897. F. Monaghan 1174. Lada Mocarski 89. Gay 272. Ferguson 980. Hill 230. Borba de Moraes II, 663: "A description of Bahia appears in Vol. I").
Scattered foxing. Minor losses and rubbing to joints.
Contemporary full khaki green calf bindings, spines faded and decorated with raised false bands adorned with gilt garlands, dotted lines, and gilt rules, along with blind-stamped typogr
€2,000