Benjamin von BERGMANN
Voyage de Benjamin Bergmann chez les Kalmuks, traduit de l'allemand par M. Moris, membre de la Société asiatique[Journey of Benjamin Bergmann among the Kalmyks, translated from German by Mr. Moris, member of the Asiatic Society]
C. Cornillac|Châtillon-sur-Seine 1825|13 x 20.5 cm|Relié
First French edition, illustrated with a lithographed frontispiece and 11 lithographed plates (bound between pp. 360–361), cf. Brunet, I, 787; Chadenat, 5323.
Full calf binding, smooth spine with gilt decorative motifs, gilt roll on the headbands, red morocco title label, gilt roll borders on the boards, handmade paper endpapers and pastedowns, gilt edges on the board edges, red page edges, contemporary binding.
Restorations to the spine, one restoration at the foot of the title page.
An epistolary account of a journey undertaken in 1802 among the Kalmyks, a nomadic people of the Astrakhan province (North Caucasus).
€850