Correspondance [...] avec sa famille et plusieurs de ses amis, pendant son voyage dans l'Inde (1828-1832).

2 parts in 1 vol., 8vo; map (text n.c., tear in map restored on verso, light marg. dampst. in upper corner in first part, occ. spotting).

Contemp. quarter calf, marbled paper boards, flat spine (joints rubbed, corners bumped).

First edition of the correspondence between Jacquemont (1801-1832), French botanist and geologist, and his family and friends during his travels in India, recounting his observations on customs, the nature, politics, etc. Ill. with a large folding map.
Ref. Cp. Brunet III:486.
Prov. Guilmot (?) (ms. entry on title).
Bound with, same place: [Cuvillier-Fleury, Alfred-Auguste] - Critique littéraire. Éverat, 1835. Prov. Monsieur Foncelet (?) (ms. dedication by the author).