La Flotte on Indian history 1769
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2017-11-21
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| Sold for | Osåld |
|---|---|
| Estimate | 3 000-4 000 SEK |
INDIA. LA FLOTTE, (JOSEPH?) DE. Essais historiques sur l´Inde, précédes d´un journal de voyages et d´une description géographique de la Côte de Coromandel. Paris (chez Herissant le Fils) 1769.
8:o (about 168x97 mm.). (4), (1)-360, (12) pp. 3 engraved plates (all).
Contemporary green calf, gilt edges of covers, gilt spine in six compartments, red edges. First endpaper and half-title cut in upper margin.
Löwendahl: China illustrata nova. Supplement, 1661.
First edition. Contains a description of the author´s voyage via Rio de Janeiro and the Cape of Good Hope to India. Pp. 85-95 contains a narrative of a short visit to Canton and the Chinese.
From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
