Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique. Enrichie d'un grand nombre de belles figures en taille douce, des places & des raretez les plus considerables, qui y sont décrites. Avec un vocabulaire Caraïbe
by [Rochefort, Charles de]
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- Condition
- Old calf, spine gilt. Rubbed, folding plates closely trimmed (with loss of captions at foot and right hand edge of plate at 413)
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About This Item
Rotterdam: Arnout Leers, 1665. Second edition. Engraved pictorial title, title page vignette, 3 large folding plates, 46 engravings in text (some full page), sectional tailpieces. [34], 583, [13] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Old calf, spine gilt. Rubbed, folding plates closely trimmed (with loss of captions at foot and right hand edge of plate at 413), old paper repairs to plates and engravings in text (2G2 with repair affecting a few letters); occasional marginal paper flaws. Good. Second edition. Engraved pictorial title, title page vignette, 3 large folding plates, 46 engravings in text (some full page), sectional tailpieces. [34], 583, [13] pp. 1 vols. 4to. An important work on the islands of the Antilles and their inhabitants, with choice engraved plates of the flora and fauna. Sabin 72316
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 315893
- Title
- Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique. Enrichie d'un grand nombre de belles figures en taille douce, des places & des raretez les plus considerables, qui y sont décrites. Avec un vocabulaire Caraïbe
- Author
- [Rochefort, Charles de]
- Format/Binding
- Engraved pictorial title, title page vignette, 3 large folding plates, 46 engravings in text (some full page), sectional tailpie
- Book Condition
- Used - Old calf, spine gilt. Rubbed, folding plates closely trimmed (with loss of captions at foot and right hand edge of plate at 413)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Arnout Leers
- Place of Publication
- Rotterdam
- Date Published
- 1665
- Keywords
- Travel & Exploration | West Indies
- Bookseller catalogs
- History, Travel & Geography;
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
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- Vignette
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
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- Plate
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