Jean-François de La Harpe

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Two related, over 200-year-old travel volumes from Jean-François de La Harpe’s “Abrégé de l’Histoire générale des voyages,” Paris 1820 – in decorative full-leather bindings and with identical historical provenance “Mila de Cabarieu.” Offered are Volume XVII and Volume XVIII of: Jean-François de La Harpe – Abrégé de l’Histoire générale des voyages Nouvelle édition, revue et corrigée with the utmost care, and accompanied by a fine atlas in folio Paris, at Étienne Ledoux, Librarian, 1820. The complete edition comprised 24 text volumes and a separately planned Atlas. This offer concerns exclusively the two volumes XVII and XVIII; the Atlas and the remaining volumes are not present. Contents and scope Volume XVII: 471 pages Volume XVIII: 488 pages Together: 959 numbered pages, in addition to unnumbered front and back matter. Particularly interesting is Volume XVII with the section “Voyages autour du monde et dans le Grand Océan.” It covers numerous significant explorers and circumnavigators, including: Magellan, Mendaña, Drake, Cavendish, Quiros, Schouten, Tasman, Dampier, Woodes Rogers and Roggeveen. The two volumes thus constitute interesting original sources for travel, exploration and cultural history from the perspective of the early 19th century. High-quality historical bindings Both books have matching full-leather bindings with elaborate gold tooling. Especially decorative are the richly ornamented spines with: * large-scale floral and scale-like gold tooling * red, gold-lettered spine labels “LAHARPE – HISTOIRE GÉNÉRALE DES VOYAGES” * separate red numbered labels 17 and 18 * additional gilded ornaments * around-the-edge gold-embossed borders on the covers * historically marbled endpapers Together on the shelf the two volumes form a very attractive ensemble. Historical provenance – “Mila de Cabarieu” Particularly noteworthy is the identical provenance of both books. In both volumes there is the same heraldic ex libris: “EX LIBRIS – MILA DE CABARIEU” The ex libris shows a crowned coat of arms with a bird motif and an order emblem. Additionally, the title pages bear the old handwritten ownership mark: “Mila de Cabarieu” The ex libris and ownership note document that both volumes historically belonged together and came from the same library. No further identification or biographical assignment of the former owner is claimed. Bibliographic details Author: Jean-François de La Harpe (1739–1803) Title: Abrégé de l’Histoire générale des voyages Edition: Nouvelle édition, revue et corrigée Vols: Tome XVII and Tome XVIII Publisher: Étienne Ledoux, Libraire Place: Paris Year: 1820 Extent: 471 + 488 = 959 numbered pages, plus unnumbered leaves Language: French Binding: Full leather with rich gold tooling Provenance: Ex libris and handwritten ownership mark “Mila de Cabarieu” in both volumes Atlas: not present Condition For two books from 1820 overall attractive age-appropriate condition. The richly gilded book spines are particularly decorative and the gold tooling is still well preserved. The leather bindings show aging and wear, rubbing and minor damage, especially at corners, edges and crown. Inside, age-appropriate preservation with some staining, browning and signs of use. The illustrated pages show an overall clean and readable print. The numerous photographs are expressly part of the description and condition assessment. Please examine them carefully; they document the actually offered copy, including binding, spine, title pages, ex-libris and visible age- and wear-related signs.

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