The Pacific in your hand, three famous related voyages
all in their first edition in contemporary uniform bindings
PÉROUSE, Jean Francois de Galaup de la.
Voyage autour du monde.
Paris, Imprimerie de la République, An V (= 1797). 9 volumes: ad 1 in 4 volumes; ad 2 in 2 volumes; ad 3 in 2 volumes, with the atlases of the 3 works bound together in 1 volume. 4to (30 x ca. 23 cm.) and large folio (ca. 57 x 40 cm.). Ad 1: with an engraved portrait of De la Pérouse by Tardieu and tables in the text. The atlas contains an engraved title-page, 1 large double-page folding map of De la Pérouse's journey, 20 double-page maps, and 48 full-page maps, views, and illustrations. Ad 2: with tables in the text. The atlas contains an engraved title-page, 1 double-page map, and 43 full-page plates. Ad 3: with 33 folding engraved plates and with tables in the text. The atlas contains an engraved title-page, an engraved table of contents, 37 large double-page folding maps, 2 large double-page folding views, and 10 full-page maps and illustrations. The three atlases for ads 1-3 are bound together in a large folio matching contemporary gold-tooled marbled calf binding.
With:
(2) LABILLARDIÉRE, Jacques Julien Houton de. Voyage à la recherche de Lapérouse.
Paris, H.J. Jansen, An VIII (= 1799-1800).
(3) ENTRECASTEAUX, Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni, chevalier d'. Voyage envoyé à la recherche de Lapérouse.
Paris, Imprimerie Impériale, 1808.
Contemporary uniform gold-tooled marbled calf, richly gold-tooled spines with a red title-label and a small green volume number label, both lettered in gold, gold-tooled board edges, marbled endpapers. Full description
€ 175,000
Paris, Imprimerie de la République, An V (= 1797). 9 volumes: ad 1 in 4 volumes; ad 2 in 2 volumes; ad 3 in 2 volumes, with the atlases of the 3 works bound together in 1 volume. 4to (30 x ca. 23 cm.) and large folio (ca. 57 x 40 cm.). Ad 1: with an engraved portrait of De la Pérouse by Tardieu and tables in the text. The atlas contains an engraved title-page, 1 large double-page folding map of De la Pérouse's journey, 20 double-page maps, and 48 full-page maps, views, and illustrations. Ad 2: with tables in the text. The atlas contains an engraved title-page, 1 double-page map, and 43 full-page plates. Ad 3: with 33 folding engraved plates and with tables in the text. The atlas contains an engraved title-page, an engraved table of contents, 37 large double-page folding maps, 2 large double-page folding views, and 10 full-page maps and illustrations. The three atlases for ads 1-3 are bound together in a large folio matching contemporary gold-tooled marbled calf binding.
With:
(2) LABILLARDIÉRE, Jacques Julien Houton de. Voyage à la recherche de Lapérouse.
Paris, H.J. Jansen, An VIII (= 1799-1800).
(3) ENTRECASTEAUX, Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni, chevalier d'. Voyage envoyé à la recherche de Lapérouse.
Paris, Imprimerie Impériale, 1808.
Contemporary uniform gold-tooled marbled calf, richly gold-tooled spines with a red title-label and a small green volume number label, both lettered in gold, gold-tooled board edges, marbled endpapers. Full description
