Lot 652
652
Pierre F.-X. de Charlevoix
Histoire du Paraguay, 3 Bde., 1756
Estimate:
€ 800 / $ 856 Sold:
€ 774 / $ 828 (incl. surcharge)
Palau 67167. - Sabin 12129. - Borba de Moraes I, 179. - Henze I, 558. - De Backer/S. II, 1079, 7. - Erste Ausgabe. - Geographische Beschreibung und Geschichte von Paraguay, insbesondere der dortigen Jesuitenmission seit dem 17. Jahrhundert. "Charlevoix's book was, and still is, a classic work on Paraguay. Numerous editions were published ... Charlevoix ... is not, however, famous as a traveller, but as a historian and is one of the best of that period, the influence of his books on the philosophes of the eighteenth century was considerable" (Borba de Moraes). - "The most complete and satisfactory work on Paraguay, and the only one in which the vast system of the Jesuits is fully developed" (Sabin). - U. a. mit Karten von Südamerika und Paraguay sowie 1 Plan von Buenos Aires. - Kollation Bd. I: 4 Bll., 489, XXXIII S., 2 Bll. - Bd. II: 2 Bll., 356 (recte 350), 140 (st. CXLVIII) S., 1 Bl. - Bd. III: 2 Bll., 285, CCCXV S., 1 Bl. - Fehlen die S. CXXIII-CXXX in Bd. II (durch Fotokopie ersetzt). - Unbeschnitten und breitrandig. Wenige Bll. etw. fleckig und mit Randläsuren, 1 Bl. mit Eckabriß, 1 Faltkarte mit kl. Falzläsur. Gelenke stellenw. brüchig.First edition. 3 vols. With 4 (3 folding) engr. maps, 3 (2 folding) engr. plans and 3 engr. vignettes. 19th cent. half calf with gilt spine. - Lacking pp. CXXIII-CXXX in vol. II (replaced by photocopy). Untrimmend copy with broad margins. Some spotting to few leaves, 1 leaf with defectiv corner, 1 map with small defect to fold. Joints partly brittle.
652
Pierre F.-X. de Charlevoix
Histoire du Paraguay, 3 Bde., 1756
Estimate:
€ 800 / $ 856 Sold:
€ 774 / $ 828 (incl. surcharge)