Reise in das Innere von Afrika, vom Vorgebirge der guten Hoffnung aus. In den Jahren 1780 bis 85 (Yoyage into Inner Africa, Starting at the Foothills of the Cape of Good Hope) Two Vols. in One. Complete
Frankfurt am Main: Johann Georg Fleischer, 1790. First German edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 12 leaves, 317pp., 6 plates, incl. frontispiece, (1) 336pp., 5 plates, 14pp. (register). Bound in three quarter calf over light brown boards with gilt tooling on spine; raised bands. Red edges. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece engraving. Engraved title pages. Decorative and historiated complete issue of Levaillant's first voyage, plates III in volume 1 and IV in volume 2 are not bound in. Text in German. Binding with wear along edges, scuffing at corners and boards. Spine with fraying at head and three quarter receding to quarter inch chip at tail, leather at spine dried out and one and a half inch tears at top and bottom of front joint. Starting at inside front cover. Owner's stamp at front free endpaper. Four and a half inch closed tear at bottom of first fold of plate II. Block lightly age-toned. Binding in overall fair, interior in good condition. fair to g. Item #48142
Price: $200.00