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Nouveau Voyage aux Isles de l'Amerique. Contenant l'Histoire Naturelle de Ces Pays, L'Origine, les Moeurs, la Religion & le Gouvernement des Habitans Anciens & Modernes; les Guerres & Les Evenemens Singuliers Qui y Sont Arrivez Pendant le Long Sjour Que l'Auteur y a Fait: le Commerce et les Manufactures qui y sont etablies, & les Moyens de les Augmente
by J.B. Labat [Jean Baptiste Labat]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Recent quarter blue cloth over marbled boards with new endpapers. Gilt title to spine. French text. The first volume of Jean-Baptiste Labat's Nouveau Voyage aux Isles de l'Amerique. Includes three fold-out maps: Carte Particuliere du Golphe de Mexique et des Antisles (9.8 x 5.6"), Isle de la Martinique... (11.9 x 8.8"), and Plan de la Ville et du Fort Royal de la Martinique (7.8 x 5.1"). The book also includes 3 plans of Fort Royal's arsenal and 11 additional engravings. Bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Some wear to cloth on gutters and head. A nice clean copy without previous owners' names or other markings.
4 x 6.5 in
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8209
- Title
- Nouveau Voyage aux Isles de l'Amerique. Contenant l'Histoire Naturelle de Ces Pays, L'Origine, les Moeurs, la Religion & le Gouvernement des Habitans Anciens & Modernes; les Guerres & Les Evenemens Singuliers Qui y Sont Arrivez Pendant le Long Sjour Que l'Auteur y a Fait: le Commerce et les Manufactures qui y sont etablies, & les Moyens de les Augmente
- Author
- J.B. Labat [Jean Baptiste Labat]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Guillaume Cavelier
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1722
- Pages
- [xlvi] 525
- Size
- 18mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Martinique, North America
- Bookseller catalogs
- Map; Caribbean Literature;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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