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[LA PEROUSE] Loi relative à M. De la Peyrouse, et à l’impression des Cartes par lui envoyées.
by [LA PÉROUSE]. ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE
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Armadale, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Donnée à Paris, le 4 Mai 1791. Melun [Département de Seine et Marne] : Tarbé, 1791. Quarto, 4pp, letterpress, stitch-bound with a number of other pieces of legislation from the period, without further binding; in crisp, fine condition. This decree by the Assemblée Nationale is the official order to bring forth all documents and manuscripts relating to La Pérouse, missing since his departure from ‘Botanibay’ at the beginning of 1788. It follows on from an earlier decree of February 1791, in which the loss of La Pérouse was first officially acknowledged. The great navigator La Pérouse had seemed destined to rival the achievements of Cook, and to reassert France’s position as the pre-eminent colonial power in the South Seas. It was not to be, the explorer vanishing without trace in the Western Pacific, his last contact being with the barely ashore English settlers of Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet at Port Jackson. The present decree rules that all pertinent manuscripts, papers and charts be brought forward so that an official account can be made of the voyage. This work would take a number of years to compile. First published in 1797 as Voyage de la Pérouse autour du Monde, it would come to be regarded as one of the great narratives of maritime exploration. A version of the May 1791 decree appears at the start of the book. The May 1791 decree is rarer than that of February 1791: only a handful of examples are known worldwide, and we can trace no other example with this particular regional imprint. The National Library of Australia and Mitchell Library hold examples of the Paris imprint, while a copy of the Grenoble imprint was offered for sale by Hordern House in 2006 (The Parsons Collection).
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- Bookseller
- Douglas Stewart Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21158
- Title
- [LA PEROUSE] Loi relative à M. De la Peyrouse, et à l’impression des Cartes par lui envoyées.
- Author
- [LA PÉROUSE]. ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
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About the Seller
Douglas Stewart Fine Books
Biblio member since 2022
Armadale, Victoria
About Douglas Stewart Fine Books
Douglas Stewart Fine Books is an antiquarian bookseller based in Melbourne, Australia. We buy and sell books both locally and around the world, working closely with clients to understand their collecting priorities and to source appropriate material. Our clients include libraries, galleries, museums, private collectors and fellow members of the trade.
Douglas began buying and selling books in 1995, while still in high school. He is a member of the major international trade associations, and his business is conducted according to their high ethical standards. For many years Douglas has been a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB); he is also a Mentor for the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.
Douglas is currently the President of ANZAAB.
Our stock at Douglas Stewart Fine Books is diverse: we have rare books across all fields, but our strengths are in travel and exploration – particularly of Australia and the Pacific – and Australian art. In addition to rare books, we deal in all types of heritage material, including photographs, manuscripts, maps and globes, and fine art. Every month we issue a new online catalogue of New Acquisitions, and recommend that you join our email list to be the first to see what's available. Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any works you see online – we are always happy to assist with your enquiries.
We love meeting new people and welcome visitors to our shop, which is open six days a week. If you cannot make it to Melbourne, you can find us at major fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Toronto, San Francisco, Boston, Hong Kong or Sydney. We're pleased to invite you to any of these exhibitions as our guest.
Last, but not least, we buy books – from important single items to entire libraries – and we'd be pleased to provide advice on the best way to sell your collection.
Douglas Stewart Fine Books
Douglas began buying and selling books in 1995, while still in high school. He is a member of the major international trade associations, and his business is conducted according to their high ethical standards. For many years Douglas has been a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB); he is also a Mentor for the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.
Douglas is currently the President of ANZAAB.
Our stock at Douglas Stewart Fine Books is diverse: we have rare books across all fields, but our strengths are in travel and exploration – particularly of Australia and the Pacific – and Australian art. In addition to rare books, we deal in all types of heritage material, including photographs, manuscripts, maps and globes, and fine art. Every month we issue a new online catalogue of New Acquisitions, and recommend that you join our email list to be the first to see what's available. Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any works you see online – we are always happy to assist with your enquiries.
We love meeting new people and welcome visitors to our shop, which is open six days a week. If you cannot make it to Melbourne, you can find us at major fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Toronto, San Francisco, Boston, Hong Kong or Sydney. We're pleased to invite you to any of these exhibitions as our guest.
Last, but not least, we buy books – from important single items to entire libraries – and we'd be pleased to provide advice on the best way to sell your collection.
Douglas Stewart Fine Books
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