Liévin-Bonaventure PROYART
Histoire de Loango, Kakongo, et autre royaumes d'Afrique; Rédigée d'après les Mémoires des Préfets Apostoliques de la Mission françoise ; enrichie d'une Carte utile aux Navigateurs ; dédiée à Monsieur[History of Loango, Kakongo and N’Goyo]
Pierre Bruyset-Ponthus • Berton • Crapart|Lyon 1776|9.8 x 17 cm|Relié
First edition, rare, illustrated with a large folding engraved map (cf. Gay 3082).
Contemporary full marbled calf, smooth spine gilt in compartments adorned with gilt floral tools, tan morocco title label, gilt roll tooling at head and foot of spine, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt fillets on board edges, red-speckled yellow edges.
Some restoration to spine and covers, occasional foxing and slight age-toning to a few gatherings.
Written from the memoirs of the missionaries Descourvières and Bellegarde. The first part offers a description of the country and the customs of its inhabitants, followed by notes on their language; the second part recounts the history of
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