Anonyme - Le cook de la Jeunesse, ou extrait des voyages les plus récents dans les régions éloignées - 1808

Fascinating two-volume set illustrated with 5 folding plates from this edition which sits in the tradition of travel narratives and instructional works meant to awaken young readers' curiosity while introducing them to the different parts of the world -

At a time when great maritime expeditions, geographic reconnaissance ventures and discoveries of new lands occupy an important place in European publishing, this book aims to make accessible the knowledge reported by travelers who have traversed distant territories -

The title refers to James Cook, the famous eighteenth-century British navigator and explorer, whose voyages in the Pacific Ocean profoundly renewed European knowledge about the islands, populations and regions still little documented by Western geographers -

Anonymous - Le cook de la Jeunesse, ou extrait des voyages les plus récents dans les régions éloignées - 1808 - Tome I et II - Et. Chaillot -
336 Pages.

Good condition of bindings, volumes in their full original calf, wear from handling, some minor defects on covers and spine, heads, corners and joints worn, speckled edges, smooth back ornated, titles and tomaisons gilt on pieces of morocco -

Good interior condition, some stains, volumes enriched with 5 folding plates, fly pages in decent condition, a pleasing copy -

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