An Account of a Voyage in Search of La Pérouse, Undertaken by Order of the Constituent Assembly of France, and Performed in the Years 1791, 1792, and 1793, in the Recherche and Espérance, Ships of War, Under the Command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
London: Printed for J. Debrett, Picadilly, 1800. First English language edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes, lacking quarto atlas. Octavo. lxii, [1], 464pp. vii, [1], 423pp. Contemporary gold-ruled three-quarter calf over marbled boards with gold decorated spine. Ribbon markers. Captivating account by French naturalist, Jacques Julien Houton de Labillardiere. Illustrated with 9..... More