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A VOYAGE TO THE EASTERN PART OF TERRA FIRMA, OR THE SPANISH MAIN IN SOUTH-AMERICA, DURING THE YEARS 1801, 1802, 1803 & 1804
by [IRVING, Washington] DEPONS, F[rancois Raimond Joseph]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good set
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: I. Riley and Co, 1806. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good set. Three octavo volumes in contemporary calf leather with black leather spine labels. "Translated by an American Gentleman," who happens to be Washington Irving, and this happens to be his first book. His translation was in collaboration with his brother, Peter, and George Caines. BAL 10096: Setting A of the text for Volume I; State B of Volume II. Illustrated with a large (26-1/2" x 17-3/4") folded map in the first volume which has two small tape repairs but is otherwise clean and sound. BAL calls for the books to be 8-3/8" scant x 5"; the first two volumes are slightly larger: 8-1/2" x 5-1/8." The third volume, oddly, is 4-7/8" x 8-1/4" and lacks the table of contents usually bound at the end as well as the advertisements (pages 289-296). Bindings strong with only mild dings and wear; contents fairly clean throughout. Old indecipherable ink signature on title pages of first two volumes with the 19th century printed bookplate on the front pastedowns of all three volumes of Dr. Alfred Creigh, likely the historian.
Field 421: "Beside his account of the slaughter and destruction of Indians during the conquest of their nations, the author gives a portrait of the Indians before the arrival of the Europeans." Hill page 238: "This is an important account of Venezuela giving a description of the country and people and also accounts of growth and production of cocoa, indigo, sugar, cotton, coffee, and tobacco."
Field 421: "Beside his account of the slaughter and destruction of Indians during the conquest of their nations, the author gives a portrait of the Indians before the arrival of the Europeans." Hill page 238: "This is an important account of Venezuela giving a description of the country and people and also accounts of growth and production of cocoa, indigo, sugar, cotton, coffee, and tobacco."
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012025
- Title
- A VOYAGE TO THE EASTERN PART OF TERRA FIRMA, OR THE SPANISH MAIN IN SOUTH-AMERICA, DURING THE YEARS 1801, 1802, 1803 & 1804
- Author
- [IRVING, Washington] DEPONS, F[rancois Raimond Joseph]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good set
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- I. Riley and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1806
- Keywords
- Americana, First Book, Washington Irving, 19th Century American Literature, Exploration, 19th Century Literature, Voyages, Venezuala, Native Americans, Indians, Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature; First Book; Travel; South America;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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