FRÉZIER, Amédée François.
A Voyage to the South-Sea, and along the coasts of Chili and Peru,
particularly describing the genius and constitution of the inhabitants, as well Indians as Spaniards: Their customs and manners; their natural history, mines, Commodities, traffick with Europe, &c. By Monsieur Frezier, engineer in ordinary to the Fren
Stock Code
99111
London, for Jonah Bowyer, 1717
£2,500
Description
First English edition. 4to, [12], 335, [9]pp., title in red and black, without 'Directions to Binder' leaf at end of preliminaries, 37 engraved maps, plans and plates, 18 folding, light browning to text, some old stains and marks to title,, mostly marginal, a few rust spots (one to Nn4 causing small hole and loss of letter), contemporary panelled calf, morocco lettering piece, short splits to joints, light wear head of spine, an attractive copy.
Bibliography
Borba de Moraes p.329; Hill (2004), 654; Goldsmiths' 5338; Nissen (ZBI), 1433; Sabin 25926.
Stock ID:99111
