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145 - [TRAVEL]. LESSON (R.-P.). A VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD, underta…
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[TRAVEL]. LESSON (R.-P.). A VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD, undertaken by order of the government aboard the corvette *La Coquille*. Paris: P. Pourrat frères, 1838–1839. Two volumes bound together into a very sturdy large 8vo volume in havana half-basane, smooth spine divided by gilt and blind-stamped bands, large blind-stamped fleurons, gilt title and volume number (contemporary binding). Minimal signs of rubbing on the binding, foxing. FIRST EDITION of the account by René-Primevère LESSON (1794–1849), surgeon and naturalist on the expedition led by Louis-Isidore Duperrey, which circumnavigated the globe from 1822 to 1825. The voyage took the explorers to the Falkland Islands, Tahiti and Bora Bora, New Zealand, New Guinea and Java, amongst other places. This account constitutes an IMPORTANT RECORD of the peoples and natural history of the Pacific, as the official history of the expedition remained unfinished. The edition is illustrated with a PORTRAIT of the author, a title vignette from 1964 and 41 PLATES (excluding title page), including 19 natural history PLATES COLOURED AT THE TIME, depicting in particular birds, mammals and fish, whilst the others are devoted to landscapes, costumes and artefacts. ¶ Sabin, 40214 – Chadenat, 625 – Hill, 1012 – Ferguson, 2787.
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