Hugues Algernon WEDDELL
Voyage dans le nord de la Bolivie et dans les parties voisines du Pérou, ou visite au district aurifère de Tipouani
Chez P. Bertrand|Paris 1853|14 x 23 cm|relié
First edition, rare, illustrated with a folding map and two lithographs, two vignettes, as well as several pages of music.
Modern binding in half-raspberry red morocco. Jansenist spine with raised bands. Spine slightly faded. Original wrappers preserved, lacking spine. Uncut throughout, binding executed on the original wrappers. Some foxing. Good copy.
Interesting voyage providing important information on La Paz and Tipouani, the gold-bearing alluvium, as well as customs, commerce and laws, with particular attention to botany.
Modern binding in half-raspberry red morocco. Jansenist spine with raised bands. Spine slightly faded. Original wrappers preserved, lacking spine. Uncut throughout, binding executed on the original wrappers. Some foxing. Good copy.
Interesting voyage providing important information on La Paz and Tipouani, the gold-bearing alluvium, as well as customs, commerce and laws, with particular attention to botany.
€600