Syme´s Relation... ambassade anglaise...1795
| Sold for | Osåld |
|---|---|
| Estimate | 10 000-12 000 SEK |
SYMES, (MICHAEL), - (WHITE, WILLIAM). (4). Relation de l´ambassade Anglaise, envoyée en 1795 dans le royaume d´Ava, ou l´Empire des Birmans... Suivie d´un voyage fait, en 1798, à Colombo, dans l´ile de Ceylan, et à la Baie de Da Lagoa, sur la côte orientale de l´Afrique, de la description de l´ile de Carnicobar et des ruins de Mavalipouram. I-III + Atlas. Paris (F. Buisson) 1800.
8:o, atlas 4:o (about 197x121 mm., atlas about 358x270 mm.). 2 folding engraved maps, 28 engraved plates.
Text volumes bound in contemporary brown half calf, gilt spines, speckled edges, atlas in near uniform brown new half calf, uncut. Text volumes with the bookplate of R. M. Björnstjerna. 4 volumes.
Löwendahl: China illustrata nova. Supplement, 1689.
First French edition of Syme´s "An account of an embassy to the Kingdom of Ava" (1800), and White´s "Journal of a voyage, from Madras to Columbo, and Da Lagoa Bay" (1800) (on pp. 143-272 in vol. III), translated by J. Castéra with notes by him.
From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
