First editions of travel and exploration accounts, first discoveries, travel journals and explorers' accounts

First French edition, illustrated with 37 wood-engraved plates and several in-text illustrations, as well as a map. The first English edition appeared in 1868, the American edition in 1869.
Contemporary half red shagreen binding signed Magnier. Spine with false raised bands decorated with radiating compartments. Red grained cloth boards with blind-ruled borders. Edges gilt. Rubbing to headcaps and joints. Corners slightly bumped. Some scattered foxing, particularly at the beginning of the work, quite rare thereafter.
A member of several scientific expeditions, the author, before reaching the Yukon (the principal river crossing Alaska from east to west), whose exploration forms the...

first edition for which it was not taken from large papers.
Signed autograph signed by Lucette Valensi to Pierre Dumayet.
Pleasant copy.

First edition. The first 2 volumes were published in 1833, the second 2 in 1835. One large folding map and numerous tables (Temperatures, meteorology...) at the end; 4 title vignettes and tailpieces depicting ships or scenes at the end of each chapter. This edition is complete as such (BNF Notice no.: FRBNF30738909), it was the publisher Arthus Bertrand who republished the text in 1835 (and who was the depository of the royal printing house for voyages) by adding 3 atlases that completed the publication at various dates, a hydrographic atlas, a zoological atlas (octavo, 1839) and an album of aquatint voyage illustrations, all in folio format; these very expensive and particularly sumptuous...

First edition in French, translated by Ferdinand Tugnot de Lanoye.
Bradel binding in red half cloth, smooth spine decorated with a central gilt fleuron, gilt date and double fillet at foot, dark blue shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, three bookplates pasted on endpapers, one of which has been removed, contemporary binding.
Complete with its folding map at rear.
Some light foxing.

First collected edition published under the direction of Pierre-Francis Lacroix.
Manuscript signature of Pierre-Francis Lacroix on the half-title page of the first volume.
Handsome copies complete with their dust jackets which have small marginal tears.

SLOANE Hans
Histoire de la Jamaïque
Chez Nourse, à Londres 1751, in-12 (9,5 x 17 cm),
(4) 285 pp & (4) 248 pp., 2 volumes, contemporary calf
First edition in French, translated by Raulin, six folding plates at end (banana plant, coffee bush, fauna, etc.)
Contemporary marbled calf. Spine in compartments with four fleurons. Title- and volume-labels in beige morocco. Head- and tail-pieces of volume two worn away. Title-piece of volume I lacking, but title clearly legible, giving appearance of brown title-label. Scratch to upper cover of vol I. Three corners rubbed. A relatively fresh set.
Hans...

First edition.
Bradel bindings in full dark blue boards, smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets and cold-stamped fleurons, gilt friezes at foot, marbled paper boards, yellow and speckled edges, contemporary bindings.
The atlas contains 29 engraved plates printed separately.
Some rubbing at head and foot of spines with a lack at foot of the fifth volume, small dampstains at foot of front board of the fourth volume and at head of fore-edge, occasional foxing.
Set in uniform boards and complete with its atlas.
One of the most famous works on Spain. Archaeologist and politician, Alexandre de Laborde (1773-1842) was sent in 1800 to Lucien Bonaparte's Embassy in Madrid...

Missions de l'Orégon et voyages dans les Montagnes Rocheuses en 1845 et 1846
First edition in French, translated by Bourlez. Smet’s father also produced a translation in an edition published in Ghent, also in 1848. Two-tone lithographed frontispiece and frontispiece-title on China paper. 12 two-tone lithographic plates on thick paper showing the lives of Native Americans.
Half dark brown sheep. Spine with mock-bands with three Romantic blindtools and gilt roulettes. Upper joint cracked at head and foot and rubbed. Leather tail-piece worn away, revealing cardboard. Leaves 251 and 253 detached. Scattered spotting. Covers and edges rubbed.
The work is the account of a journey by...

First French edition.
In original wrappers. Uncut copy, the last third of the book with conjugate leaves. One corner slightly creased. Handsome copy.
The foreword emphasizes the state of slavery in French colonies. The work provides a report on the abolition of slavery in British colonies. The details and documents (letters, etc.) are drawn from official documents printed by order of the House of Commons. First part: Jamaica. Second part: Barbados. Third part: British Guiana. Numerous pieces of information and testimonies, notably on sugar production before and after slavery... The abolition of slavery dates from 1833 in England, 1848 in France, with greater tolerance in Africa.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies, a Service de Presse (advance) copy.
Bradel binding in full grey boards decorated with abstract decorative motifs, smooth spine, endpapers and pastedowns of yellow paper, covers and spine preserved in one piece, modern binding signed by Fortin.
Signed and inscribed by Dominique Ponchardier to madame Huret.
Handsome copy beautifully executed.

First edition, illustrated with 2 in-text figures and two hors-texte (repeated), as well as a table (population movement in the city of Rome).
Contemporary half-calf binding in glazed hazelnut. Spine with false raised bands decorated with thick and thin fillets, in blind and gilt, roulette at head and foot. Black shagreen title label. Signs of rubbing. Scattered browning, notably on title page, then mainly in margins, but erratically. Small lack to lower joint at foot. Handsome copy.
Journey that begins at Lake Maggiore in Duomo d'Ossola, a small town on the Italian border in 1817 and ends in 1818 at Suse, near Turin. Beyond the interest of the journey to Sicily and Etna, to...

COLLECTIF
First edition.
Full cloth binding, smooth spine slightly faded and richly decorated with rococo tools with blue and green highlights, front board decorated with an important gilt plate with fabric highlights of different colors surrounding a titled medallion, frame of blind-stamped fillets, back board decorated with a gilt tool with architectural motif in the rococo taste and frame of blind-stamped fillets, jonquil paper pastedowns and endpapers, all edges gilt, publisher's Romantic binding.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece and very numerous black and white engravings in and outside the text.
This is an album-book dealing with various subjects: Study of...

The rare first edition published anonymously, illustrated with a large folding map of the thirteen Swiss cantons and five folding plates.

Contemporary full sheep binding, spine with five raised bands ornately gilt in compartments with roulette work and fleurons, as well as a red title-label, covers ruled in blind, all edges speckled red. Head damaged with loss, foot rubbed, two corners bumped and an abrasion to the front board. Worming to upper inner margin throughout the volume, another slightly more extensive from page 207, without loss to text.
Contemporary manuscript gift inscription on the title page.

A handsome copy.

First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Hollande paper, the deluxe issue after 50 on Japon paper.
The work illustrated with a frontispiece by Pierre Guastalla, here in double state as with all copies on Hollande paper.
A handsome copy despite some minor worming affecting primarily the endpapers and some deckled edges.

Complete first edition in six volumes, illustrated with decorative headpieces. 

Contemporary bindings in full marbled brown calf, spines with six raised bands decorated with red morocco title and volume labels, fleurons and double gilt frame fillets, triple fillets stamped in blind framing the boards, double gilt fillets on the leading edges, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, all edges marbled. Title pages in red and black. Headcaps worn, title labels of volumes 1, 3, 4 and 6 and volume labels of volumes 4, 5 and 6 missing, some lacks to the compartments, leather split at the joint of the first volume, joints of other volumes often slightly cracked at head or foot, boards and...

First edition.
marginal tears to spine and covers, a clear spot to head of upper cover, occasional foxing.
Rare.

First edition, one of 10 numbered copies on Holland paper, the only deluxe copies.
A tiny nick at head of spine, small angular lacks to the marginally shaded endpapers, handsome full-margined copy.

First edition.
Half dark green sheep binding, smooth discolored spine decorated with double gilt fillets, traces of rubbing to one joint, marbled paper boards, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with seven maps or sketches of military operations.
Some minor foxing of no consequence.

First edition, one of the few copies on Japan which there is no mention.
Binding to bradel half percaline khaki, smooth back with a gold floral motif, double net gilded tail, as part of shagreen with red scratches, marbled paper boards, gilded head, contemporary binding.
Signed autograph of Paul Cunisset-Carnot Paul Ollendorff.
Nice copy.

First edition printed on laid paper.
Full cardboard binding in imitation vellum, smooth spine very lightly browned, gilt date at tail, brown shagreen title label with small scratches, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, bookplate pasted at head of one pastedown, original wrappers preserved.
Some minor light foxing, gift inscriptions facing the half-title page.
Provenance: from the library of Eugène de Forgues with his bookplate pasted on a pastedown.

MATHISON Gilbert Farquhar
Narrative of a visit to Brazil, Chile, Peru and the Sandwich islands during the years 1821 and 1822
Charles Knight, London 1825, 13 x 21,5 cm, modern paper boards


First edition.
Modern half green shagreen over marbled paper boards, spine in five compartments with gilt fillets and friezes, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
With four color plates hors texte and a folding map.
Small wormholes occasionally touching text and images. Sold as is.

First edition illustrated with 59 drawings by L. Bennet and P. Phillippoteaux, 35 facsimiles of old engravings, 20 maps or plans. Double volume, catalogue S.
Publisher's binding in lawn green cloth (undoubtedly the rarest of the colors), known as "La sphère ptolémaïque" (one of the most harmonious achievements among Souze bindings). Special plate designed by Souze. Superb front board, very fresh but with two small spots, one on the upper edge, the second next to one of the ships. A small tear on the right edge.
Back board type b, with rosette, corner palmettes. Brown endpapers characteristic of the first edition.
Corners, headcaps and joints skilfully and finely restored. 2...

First edition printed in a small number of copies on laid Holland paper.
Bradel binding in full marbled paper, smooth spine decorated with a title label as well as labels reproducing the ex-libris of the previous owner of the work, bookplate pasted on a pastedown, original wrappers preserved, top edge speckled.
Autograph inscription signed by the Count de Lévis-Mirepoix to Count de Falloux: "... avec mon plus fidèle et affectueux souvenir..."
Provenance: from the library of Bourg d'Iré, property of Count de Falloux with reproductions of his ex-libris pasted on the spine of the binding and his bookplate pasted on a pastedown.
Rare and handsome copy.

First edition, illustrated with an engraved title and 15 steel engravings hors-texte on heavy paper.
Contemporary full navy blue shagreen binding signed Westley & Clark (London). Spine with false raised bands richly decorated. Boards very decorative with several successive frames. Edges gilt. Rubbing to headcaps, joints, bands and corners. 2 corners slightly turned. One signature sprung. Scattered foxing, particularly at the tissue guards.
Handsome copy nonetheless, in a rich English Romantic binding.
Collection of texts by various authors on Ghent, Antwerp, Bruges, Mechelen, the University of Louvain... Preface by Bibliophile Jacob.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Mathieu Varille to Henri Béraud: "... qui a vu l'Espagne sous d'autres jours..." ["...who has seen Spain in other days..."]
Work decorated with illustrations by Madame Favrot-Houllevigue.
Handsome copy.
Provenance: from the Île de Ré library of Henri Béraud.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
Precious autograph inscription signed by Henri Duquaire to Henri Béraud: "... à mon grand confrère qui a été assez bon pour s'intéresser aux modestes efforts d'un lyonnais d'outre-mer et les juger avec indulgence..." ["...to my great colleague who has been kind enough to take interest in the modest efforts of a Lyonnais from overseas and judge them with indulgence..."]
Work illustrated with 5 reproductions.
Some minor marginal foxing of no consequence on the covers.
Provenance: from the Île de Ré library of Henri Béraud.

First edition on ordinary paper.
Precious signed autograph inscription from Georges Grandjean to Henri Béraud.
Minimal worming to spine.
Provenance: from Henri Béraud's library in Ré.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 28 photographic plates hors texte.
Autograph inscription signed by Paul de Neufville to Alain de Rougé on the half-title page.
Spine warped, some minor stains of no significance.

First edition.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with four false raised bands decorated with triple gilt compartments, gilt fillets and dots, triple compartments stamped in blind framing the boards, watered paper pastedowns and endpapers, contemporary binding.
Work containing 31 engravings by Gérardin, Profit and Vignal, an etched portrait by Duvivier and 4 maps.

first edition.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed by Mr. Pierre Ringel to Deflin.
Iconography.
Letter-foreword by Louis Jouvet.
Small freckles on the upper edge, a slight hitch in the middle of the second board.

First edition.
Half dark green shagreen binding, spine with five fine raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with fillets and gilt floral motifs, gilt coat of arms at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, tears to leading edges, two corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.

First edition, rare, with a unique printing on heavy vellum of 150 hors-commerce copies. It is illustrated with 11 maps and plans (10 of which are folding) with some color highlights, and 8 lithographed views of which 6 are folding.
Late 19th-century half wine-red shagreen binding with small corners signed Wiener at the tail of the first volume. Smooth spine decorated with compartments. Title and volume numbering gilt. Spines uniformly lightened. Fillet on boards. Minor traces of rubbing. Occasional pale foxing, notably around the engravings. Uncut copy with wide margins. Handsome copy.
Extremely careful privately published edition, the particularity of which is to provide precious...

First edition, with 364 engravings, of which some after original photographs by Bonfils, as well as 9 maps.
Publisher's polychromatic shagreen, the spine with Orientalizing decorative gilt elements, the covers with a large plaque of polychrome decorative elements by A. Souze, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt edges.
A little light insignificant foxing, one small tear to head of front endpaper facing half title.
A very good copy.

First edition, rare. Published with initials only, masking the identity of Chevalier Ange Goudar.
Manuscript ex libris ‘Daumas’ to ffep.
Contemporary sheep, spine in six compartments with gilt fleurons as well as a red titlepiece (partly faded). Significant repairs to joints, speckled edges.
This plan for peace in Europe by the economist and philosopher Ange Goudar lays out the origins and impact of conflicts on European nations, putting the emphasis on their economic consequences. The author then proposes a European entente and a supranational army that would punish any country that engaged in warfare, making the point that the blessings of peace first and foremost result...

First edition of the French translation established by Hippolyte Vattemare.
Half green shagreen binding, spine with five fine raised bands decorated with triple gilt compartments enhanced at corners with gilt vegetal motifs, light scratches of no consequence to spine, frame of blind fillets on green paper boards, gilt laurel leaf with gilt inscription stamped at center of front board "Offert par la société de protection des enfants du papier peint", cream watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, all edges gilt.
Work illustrated with 56 engravings in text and 2 maps including 1 folding colored map at rear.
Handsome copy almost entirely free of foxing.

First edition.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, one scrape at head of spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Work illustrated from sketches by Baron Constant-Rebecque and the author.
Copy complete with its folding map at rear.
Printed bibliophile's stamp at foot of title page, some foxing.

First edition.
Half navy sheep binding, faded spine with five raised bands showing scratches, gilt date at foot, cherry red shagreen title-label with two corner tears, marbled paper boards showing traces of discoloration at foot, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 28 phototypes and complete with its folding map at the end.

Second edition.
Publisher's half red shagreen binding, spine with five fine raised bands decorated with gilt double compartments richly embellished, frames of blind fillets on the red paper boards, first cover struck at its center with the gilt arms of the city of Paris surmounted by the trinitarian motto of France, small harmless stains at head of first cover, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, edges gilt, publisher's binding executed by J. Taupin.
Work illustrated with 51 hors-texte engravings.
Pen gift inscription on an endpaper.

First edition illustrated with 32 original hors-texte compositions by H. Clerget.
Half red shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with gilt fillets decorated with gilt floral motifs, minor scratches on joints and spine, frame of double gilt fillets on marbled paper boards, front board with central gilt inscription "Prix offert par le Préfet de la Seine au nom du Conseil général", marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Some foxing affecting mainly the volume at the end.

Edition illustrated with 10 out-of-text engravings and a map.
Half red shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, gilt date at foot, minor scratches on spine, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
Work illustrated with 10 engravings and complete with its folding map at rear.
Foxing.

Illustrated edition with 2 maps and 168 wood engravings.
Half cherry red shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with triple gilt compartments adorned with gilt typographical motifs, blind-ruled frame on cherry red boards, white watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, library classification label pasted on one endpaper, all edges gilt.
Foxing affecting mainly the first and last leaves.

First edition, abundantly illustrated with wood engravings in text and on full pages on strong paper. Printed on tinted laid paper.
Publisher's half black glazed sheep with corners. Spine with false raised bands richly decorated. Red morocco title label. Rolled border on boards and corners. Rubbing and surface abrasions along joints. Some occasional foxing, notably on verso of full-page plates. Handsome copy.
History, physical and human geography, art, of all the remarkable places (cities, monuments, men...) of Great Britain. Excellent publication, very well documented and illustrated covering all of Great Britain (Ireland, Scotland, etc.); it is said to have been printed in only...

First edition in French, printed on vergé paper.

Publisher's Arabesque yellow paper binding by A. Lenègre, spine with gilt, black, and turquoise Arabic decorative motifs (head- and tail-pieces slightly rubbed), upper cover richly ornamented with Arabic decorative motifs in gilt, black and turquoise with a frame of gilt and black fillets, turquoise paper pastedowns and endpapers (corners slightly bumped), all edges gilt, a few small insignificant spots to lower cover.
Text by Alfred Edmund Brehm & Johannes Dumichen.
The work is illustrated with 24 watercolors after nature by Charles Werner.
A few small spots, mostly affecting endpapers.
Rare.

The rare first edition, illustrated with 8 lithographs of Swiss views by Courtin.
Romantic binding in half green sheep. Smooth spine decorated with monastic rolls and fillets, as well as blind tooling. A small lack at head of volume 1. Upper joint of volume 2 split at head along the first compartment with a lack of leather at head. Rubbing. Some scattered foxing, some gatherings browned.
Account of a journey to Switzerland and northern Italy in 1833. A tableau of events in Switzerland since 1830 and an itinerary.

First edition.
Full glazed fir calf binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt romantic arabesques with a restored tear at head, joints cracked at head and foot, minor rubbing to spine, upper headcaps missing, single gilt fillet border on boards stamped with a large romantic arabesque in blind, scuffing to boards, corners bumped, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt edges to cuts, marbled edges, contemporary romantic binding.
Work illustrated with 3 plates outside the text including the frontispiece.
Occasional light foxing, a small ink stain of no consequence on page 3.

First edition, illustrated with 22 engravings including 16 hand-colored and hand-finished costume plates; the 6 others are steel engravings of city views; by the Rouargue brothers. The engravings are fine and detailed and of very beautiful quality.
Publisher's gilt binding. Full black cloth. Special plates for the upper cover, lower cover and spine. Edges gilt. Cloth somewhat faded overall. Narrow one-centimeter split to lower joint at head. Foxing on the first leaves, then much rarer thereafter. The tissue guards have browned but not the plates. Paper fresh white overall. Corners worn at edges.

First edition.
Half fir-green shagreen binding, darkened spine with five raised bands, initials with faded gilding at foot of spine, one joint split then reglued at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, one corner slightly bumped without consequence, contemporary binding.
Work complete with its 11 lithographs or wood engravings: 1 folding plate of a view of Cagliari at the beginning of the volume, 1 folding map at the end as well as 9 plates of which 4 are heightened in watercolor representing Sardinians in traditional costumes, ceramics and sculptures.
Some minor foxing without consequence, a lack without consequence and not touching the text at the...

Fifteenth edition.
Half black shagreen binding, smooth spine decorated with blind double compartments, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, one lower corner slightly damaged, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with 29 double-page maps.
Copy complete with its final index.
Handsome copy.

First edition printed in a very small number of copies.
Full indigo boards binding, smooth darkened spine decorated with two small gilt floral motifs, gilt date and place at foot, framed with a play of triple gilt cartouches, indigo head, endpapers and pastedowns of almond floral pattern paper, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Autograph inscription signed by Henry Choisnet.
Some foxing, copy slightly warped. Rare.

First edition.
A good copy.

First edition, one of 900 numbered copies on vélin teinté paper.
A good copy.

First printing of the woodcuts and headpieces by Henry de Renaucourt, one of 24 on Hollande paper.
Bradel binding in half cardboard with vellum-style bands, smooth spine, snake-skin-style title label framed with wavy gilt fillets, snake-skin cardboard bands, moiré-effect paper endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding.
Our copy, as stipulated in the justification, is complete with the Japan paper suite of the 6 original woodcuts.
Fine copy in excellent condition.

First edition.
Publisher's full navy blue cloth Bradel binding, smooth spine, some scratches to spine and joints, blind fillets framing the boards.
Autograph inscription signed by Charles A. Wilson.
Iconography.
Some light foxing of no significance.

First edition.
Illustrated.
A good copy.

First edition.

Publisher's full grey cloth binding, complete with its dust jacket illustrated by Yves Brayer.

Rich iconography.

A small tear at head of spine partially and slightly browned, occasional foxing.

First edition.
Publisher's binding over yellow plain paper boards citron, dust jacket missing.
Richly illustrated.

First edition of which there were no large paper copies.
Illustrations to and hors texte.
A good copy.

First edition.
Half black shagreen binding, spine slightly faded with four raised bands decorated with quadruple gilt fillets and adorned with a gilt fleuron enriched with a red shagreen mosaic piece, light scratches of no consequence to the joints, cold-stamped fillet and interlacing frame on boards, gilt edges, binding signed by Charles Magnier.
Work illustrated with 73 engravings in and outside the text.
Some minor foxing.

First edition.
Publisher's red paper boards, smooth spine decorated with blind fillets, compartments and typographical motifs, the gold of the fleurons set in the compartments having faded, blind fillets framing the covers, pale discoloration at foot of front cover, pale green endpapers and pastedowns.
Illustrated with engravings in the text.
Some light foxing. Rare.

First edition, illustrated with two engraved titles (in English), one colored plate and 117 steel engravings (with tissue guards) by Allom, Bartlett, and M'Culloch, engraved by Griffiths, Varrall, Prior, etc. Superb illustration, as English engravers were particularly prized during this period for their fineness of execution, and French publishers placed extensive orders in England for the illustration of their books.
Full publisher's binding. Half red morocco decorated with a large special gilt stamp (arms and symbols of Scotland) on wine-colored sheep boards stamped with a large decorative floral stamp in blind. Edges gilt. Magnificent and rare English publisher's binding, despite...

First edition.
Full green cardboard binding, smooth spine decorated with double gilt fillets and fleurons, blind-ruled frames on boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some minor foxing, mostly marginal.

First edition of which no deluxe copies were printed.
Half green sheep binding, smooth spine faded and rubbed decorated with quadruple gilt fillets, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, modest contemporary binding.
Some foxing.
Work illustrated with 2 engravings, one of which serves as frontispiece.

New edition.
Half aubergine paper boards binding, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with blind fillets and bearing three small tears, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Occasional foxing, peddler's stamp on the title page.

First edition.
With two maps.
Spine cracked with small lacks principally at head, upper cover detached, small angular lacks to covers, a little foxing. 
A rare copy, housed in a protective case.

First edition. Extracted from the Revue des Deux Mondes. Rare
In plain wrappers.

This volume contains: Notice sur la conformation physique des égyptiens et des différentes races qui habitent en Egypte, suivie de quelques réflexions sur l'embaumement des momie; par M. le Baron de Larrey.
Mémoire sur la partie occidentale de la province de Bahyreh par M. Gratien le Père.
Notice sur la préparation des peaux en Egypte; par M. Boudet.
Mémoire sur le Meqyâs de l'île de Roudah et sur les inscriptions que renferme ce momument.
First edition.
Original blue wrappers. Fine condition, as the copy is as issued, with full margins, on laid paper. A tear to spine.
The notice on the physical conformations of the peoples of Egypt relates more to aesthetic...

First edition.
Publisher's red cloth, spine with gilt frieze at head and foot, slightly rubbed at head and foot, upper cover with gilt Aztec decorative motif, top edge gilt, small marginal stains to second plate.
An exceptional copy enriched with 20 photographs (most detached); other copies sold never have more than 12 or 13.
With a map and a plate of Aztec hieroglyphs.
Ink ex-dono on title, practically no foxing.

First edition in French.
A lack affecting a joint, another marginal one affecting upper cover, occasional foxing.

First edition of the French translation, false statement of edition.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
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First edition,
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First edition.
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First edition.
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First edition.
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First edition.
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First edition.
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First edition.
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First edition.
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First edition.
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First edition.
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First editions.
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First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.