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Nabu Press, 2010-03-05. Paperback. Good.

Paris: P. Pourrat, 1839. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 510 pages, contents page, errata page, frontispiece; 547 pages, 2 errata pages. A few old library stamps, some foxing, slight damp stain at bottom of some pages in volume II. Front cover and first few pages of volume I detached. In the original paper wrappers as issued by the publisher. .

Brussels: N.-J. Gregoir, V. Wouters et Cie., 1839. Occasional foxing; joints repaired.. Octavo, four volumes bound in one, each with separate title page and frontispiece; old ownership stamp on first title-page and a related gift inscription on endpaper; contemporary quarter black roan. Brussels edition, published in the same year as the Paris edition. Uncommon account of the voyage of the Coquille, a French scientific expedition under the command of Louis-Isidore Duperrey. This detailed and engaging narrative was written by René Primevere Lesson, surgeon and naturalist, and includes much detail lacking in Duperrey's own account. The expedition travelled extensively throughout the Pacific, including Tahiti and the Solomons, and stopped at Port Jackson before sailing to the Bay of Islands. Lesson was a careful and lively observer. He received little formal education and joined the navy as medical assistant; here his natural aptitude was recognised and formal training as a surgeon ensued. Lesson was… Read More

Paris, , 1839. . 2 volúmenes. 23,5x15 cm. . P. Pourrat Frères, Éditeurs, I: Retrato del autor, Portada con viñeta, 510 páginas, 1 hoja. II: Portada con viñeta, 547 páginas, 2 hojas. Ilustrado con 23 láminas grabadas (una plegada) con vistas, costas y perfiles panorámicos, costumbres y vestidos de los indígenas, objetos, etc. Y 19 láminas grabadas y coloreadas a mano ( pájaros y mamíferos). Encuadernación original en media piel con hierros dorados (pavo real y buho, un barco) en el lomo, algo fatigada. Interior buen estado. Etiqueta y sello de antigua biblioteca (S.XIX). Edición original de este importante relato de un viaje alrededo del mundo. Ilustrado con un retrato del autor, y 42 láminas (19 de ellas en color). Conforme a la pauta de las láminas que se encuentra al final del segundo volumen. René Primevère Lesson (20 de marzo de 1794-28 de abril de 1849) fue un cirujano, botánico y naturalista francés. Estudió en Rochefort, y a la los dieciséis años, entró en la Escuela… Read More