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[AFRICA] John BARROW - Voyage dans la partie méridionale de l'Afrique ; fait dans les années 1797 et 1798 Chez Dentu, 1801 (an IX) - First edition of the French translation, by L. Degrandpré A fine copy in period bindings, half basane with corners, smooth spines well decorated with oriental decorations, red morocco title-pieces, very slight rubbing, not serious. Complete with the very large folding map bound in fine in Volume 2, enhanced in color, with the folding table of South African woods and the most important: the engraved plate of a unicorn figure (found among the Boschiman...) rather resembling a gazelle with a long horn on the forehead. Fresh interior, very slight traces of angular wetness, fine overall condition for this rare work, an account by one of the first explorers of southern Africa. In-8, 16pp, 403pp (1), 326pp.
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