Lot 37
  • 37

Histoire naturelle et morale des Iles Antilles de l'Amérique. Avec un vocabulaire Caraïbe. [Par Raymond Breton]. Amsterdam, Estienne Roger, 1716.

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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  • Rochefort, Charles de
  • Histoire naturelle et morale des Iles Antilles de l'Amérique. Avec un vocabulaire Caraïbe. [Par Raymond Breton].Amsterdam, Estienne Roger, 1716.
In-4 (222 x 173 mm).



illustration : frontispice de l'édition de Rotterdam, 46 gravures sur cuivre dans le texte, 3 planches dépliantes.
Marge latérale du frontispice restaurée. Quelques pâles rousseurs.



reliure hollandaise de l'époque. Vélin ivoire, pièce de titre dorée.

Provenance

Michel Slatkine père, Genève.

Condition

Marge latérale du frontispice restaurée. Quelques pâles rousseurs. Erreur de signature au premier cahier (f. a4), bien complet.
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Catalogue Note

Dernière édition ancienne de ce classique americana.