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[AMERICANA] - MOLLIEN (Gaspard)
Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1824…
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[AMERICANA] - MOLLIEN (Gaspard)
Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1824…
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €600
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Description
[AMERICANA] - MOLLIEN (Gaspard)
Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1824.
Journey to the Republic of Colombia in 1823.
2 vol. in-8 (20 x 12 cm), havana basane, gilt fillet, smooth spine decorated, marbled edges (period binding).
First edition of one of the first works devoted to Colombia after its independence in 1819.
It is illustrated with a folding map and 8 copper-engraved plates in full colour.
Slight rubbing. Volume II, false-title and title margins damaged.
Provenance
Brissac (stamp on false title).
ATTACHED
EYZAGUIRRE (Abbot). Ecclesiastical, political and literary history of Chile. Paris, Ambroise Bray ; Lille, L. Lefort, 1855. 3 vol. in-8 (22,5 x 14 cm), untrimmed paperback.
Original French edition, translated by L. Poillon, from the original published in Valparaison, 1850.
Some foxing. Volume I, stain on first cover.
Bibliography
1. Sabin, no. 49917. Abbey, 717 (describes only the English translation printed the same year).
2. Sabin, no. 23573.
See original version (French)
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