HENNEPIN, Louis Nouveau voyage d'un pais plus grand que L'Europe Avec les reflections des entreprises du Sieur de la Salle, sur les Mines De St. Barbe, &c. 1698Utrecht,Antoine Schouten,12mo, cont. calf (some scratches), spine on 4 raised bands...
Estimation :
1500 / 2000
Adjudication :
Invendu
Description
(joints rubbed), [70]-389 pp. (some min. browning). Good copy.
First ed. of this classic travel book and a third series of L. Hennepin's (1640-1705) travels. "It gives an account of La Salle's unfortunate journey and describes at greater lenght the manners, customs, and superstitions of the Indian tribes" (Sabin). Despite the fact that Hennepin exposed himself to plagiarism, the work is still considered as an important testimony. With 2 (of 4) folding pl. (some (underlaid) tears) and 1 fold. map.
First ed. of this classic travel book and a third series of L. Hennepin's (1640-1705) travels. "It gives an account of La Salle's unfortunate journey and describes at greater lenght the manners, customs, and superstitions of the Indian tribes" (Sabin). Despite the fact that Hennepin exposed himself to plagiarism, the work is still considered as an important testimony. With 2 (of 4) folding pl. (some (underlaid) tears) and 1 fold. map.
