With 101 engraved plates from travels, including those of Cook, 1780-1801

Jean-François de La Harpe:

Abrégé de l'histoire générale des voyages contenant ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable, de plus utile et de mieux avéré dans les pays où les voyageurs ont pénétré. 1-32.

Paris, Hôtel De Thou, 1780-1801. 8vo. (19,5 x 12 cms.) XXIV + LII + LXXXIV + 350; + [4] + 466; + [4] + 506; + [4] + 548; + [4] + 676; + [4] + 528; + [4] + 526; + [4] + 494; + [4] + 418; + [4] + 488; + [4] + 504; + [4] + 482; + [4] + 494; + [4] + 572; + [4] + 638; + [4] + 532; + [4] + 510; + [4] + 660; + [4] + 440; + [4] + 492; + [4] + 672; + [4] + 56 + 558; + [4] + 616; + [4] + 488 + VIII; + [4] + 472; + [4] + 532; + [4] + 528; + [4] + 528; + [4] + 584; + [4] + 496; + [4] + XVI + 548; + [6] + 420 + XLIX-C pp.

With 1 folding map (”Carte de la partie septentrionale de la Mer du Sud, comprise entre la Californie, les Isles Sandwich, le Japon et le d’étrt. de Behring: Tirée de la carte générale angloise des découvertes du Capitaine Cook”) + 101 engraved plates (22 folding) + 1 folding table.

NB: Without the Atlas of maps.

32 volumes. Contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt in compartments, sides with outer gilt fillet, marbled endleaves and edges. Very slight wear to bindings; text mostly clean, a few small paper defects and short tears, slight loss to a couple of corners (text unaffected), flyleaves darkened along edges (sometimes heavily), some leaves toward the end of the set a little darkened or foxed.

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