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Dillon Chevalier Capt P - Narrative and Succesful Result of a Voyage In The South Seas (2 Vols)
Estimate $700 - $1,200
Lot Details
Performed By Order Of The Government Of British India, To Ascertain The Actual Fate of La Perouse's Expedition Interspersed With Accounts Of The Religion, Manners, Customs, And Cannibal Practices of the South Sea Islanders. Hurst, Chance, And Co, London, 1829, illus, Vol I with 2 folding frontis plates, Vol II with folding coloured plate and map as required, bound in finely tooled green leather, possibly Sangorski & Sutcliffe, gilt fore-edges, marbled endpapers, spine strips loose, small loss to top of one, otherwise good, ex library.
