De La Harpe, M. [Jean-François de La Harpe]

ABRÉGÉ DE L'HISTOIRE GÉNÉRALE DES VOYAGES, CONTENANT CE QU'IL Y A DE PLUS REMARQUABLE, DE PLUS UTILE & DE MIEUX AVÉRÉ DANS LES PAYS OÙ LES VOYAGEURS ONT PÉNÉTRÉ; LES MOEURS DES HABITANS, LA RELIGION, LES USAGES, ARTS & SCIENCES, COMMERCE, MANUFACTURES; ENRICHIE DE CARTES GÉOGRAPHIQUES & DE FIGURES; TOME DIXIÈME. [Vol. X of XXXII]

Paris: Hôtel de Thou, 1780. First Edition. Octavo, 487 pages. In Good condition. Brown leather binding. Spine paneled brown leather with gilt lettering and inlay on brown labels. Boards show light shelf wear on covers. Some light scuffing/chipping to leather on rear board. Small strike on front board where leather is torn. Moderate rubbing wear along board edges and at fore corners. Bumping to fore corners. Exposed board at top fore corners and in small sections along fore edge of rear board. Cracking to leather along joints. Loss of leather to head of spine. Text block is lightly age toned, with some fading to the marbled block edges. Splitting to hinges. Two bookplates from former owners on front pastedown. Extra material from printing error in bottom corner of page 485. Light pencil writing in corners of first and last free endpapers. Shelved in Room A.

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