Live auction - Lot 999

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DIÈREVILLE

Relation du voyage du Port Royal de l'Acadie ou de la Nouvelle France [...].

Amsterdam, P. Humbert, 1710

€ 150 / 200

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Lot description

12mo: [18]-236-[7] pp. (front. missing, some clear stains in quire H, marg. wormhole in last 2 ff., some spotting throughout).

Contemp. sheep, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands (very sl. rubbed).

Second edition of this curious account, written in a mix of verse and prose, by the French surgeon and botanist Dièreville. He describes local flora and fauna, his impressions of Indian life and manners (a.o. interesting details regarding their culinary practices). Title in red and black. With bookseller's catalogue.
Ref. Sabin 20128. - Chadenat 50. - STCN. - Cp. Cox 1933 (Engl. translation).

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Lot 999

Relation du voyage du Port Royal de l'Acadie ou de la Nouvelle France [...].

DIÈREVILLE

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