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Creoles and Coolies; Or, Five Years in Mauritius Beaton, Patrick [Reverend Patrick Beaton was Minister of St. Andrew's Church, and Secretary of the Bible Society in Mauritius] (Book #ID 95290) Published by James Nisbet and Co., 21 Berners Street, London Second Edition 1859. 1859. Second edition hard back binding in contemporary quarter black leather covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, marble paper covered boards. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains frontispiece; [ix]; i; 296 printed pages of text. Front and rear end papers are missing, old stain to the verso of the frontispiece and bottom edge of the last 16 leaves, binding sound and overall in Very Good condition. Very scarce. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the MAURITIUS (Mascarenhas) Category |
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Voyage dans Les Quatre Principales îles des mers d'Afrique, Fait par Ordre du Gouvernement, Pendant les Années Neuf et dix de la République (1801 et 1802), Avec l'histoire de la Traversée du Capitaine Baudin jusqu'au Port-Louis de l'île Maurice. Par J. B. G. M. Bory de St-Vincent. Avec une collection de 58 planches, grand in-4°., dessinées sur les lieux par l'Auteur, et gravées en taille-douce. [Travel in The Four Main Islands of Africa's Seas, Made by Order of Government, During the Nine and Ten Years of the Republic (1801 and 1802), With the History of the Baudin Crossing to Port Louis Mauritius by J. B. G. M. Bory of St. Vincent]. 3 Volumes + Atlas. Bory de Saint-Vincent [Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent (6 July 1778 - 22 December 1846) was a French naturalist]. (Book #ID 95295) Published F. Buisson, Imprimeur-Libraire, rue Hautefeuille, N°. 20, Paris First Edition 1804. 1804. Set comprising three volumes of text, 8vo. 8'' x 5'', and one volume atlas, 4to 13½'' x 10¼''. Recently rebound uniform matching first edition hard back binding in half chestnut brown leather, raised bands, gilt lines, yellow ochre plain paper covered boards as original, twin morocco labels to the spines, page edges dyed red, hand sewn headbands, handmade end papers. Text: Volume I xv., [i]., 412 pp. Volume II 431 pp. Volume III 473 pp. Atlas: 4 pp., 58 fold-out maps and plates engraved by Adam, Blondeau, Fortier, Dorgez, and B. Tardieu. Comprising 35 views, including one colour plate, featuring islands, landscape cross sections, volcanoes, rivers, craters, waterfalls; 3 maps including two very large; the 1st the island of Reunion and the island of France [Mauritius], 2nd with the island of Reunion detailed. All housed in 20'' x 12'' blue-grey felt lined clam shell box in Arbelave buckram, gilt titled to the front board. Foxing to the title and contents pages of the atlas, beyond which the plates are clean and free from any tears or foxing, books in very near Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the MAURITIUS (Mascarenhas) Category |
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