Dr H. Armaignac - Voyage dans les Pampas - 1883-1925

Convolute of 2 historical travel and geography books about South America (Argentina & Chile) – 19th & 20th Century

Description of the Lot

1. “Voyage dans les Pampas de la République Argentine”
• Author: Dr. Henry Armaignac.
• Publisher: Alfred Mame et Fils, Tours (France).
• Year of publication: 1883.

• Binding: Splendid, original red Percaline publisher’s binding from the era (romantic deluxe binding). The front cover is richly decorated with an artistic gold- and black-embossing, showing horses, gauchos and typical pampas motifs. Three-edged gilding.

• Content: A fascinating and famous travel report by the French physician Henry Armaignac, who lived several years in Argentina. The work details the life of the gauchos, the fauna and flora, and the rural customs of the Argentine pampas in the last third of the 19th century. Richly illustrated with numerous wood engravings in the text and on plates.

• Condition: Good / Very good. Age-related minor rubbing at the corners and the ends of the spine. The gilding on the front cover remains remarkably fresh, bright, and high-contrast. Inside, occasional foxing typical for this paper, but the text and illustrations are consistently clean and very legible.
26x16 cm

2. “Argentinien – Chile von heute. Land, Volk und Kultur”
• Author: Fritz Klute.
• Publisher: Otto Quitzow Verlag Komm.-Ges., Lübeck.
• Year of publication: 1925.
• Page count: [Here total page count to be entered, e.g. 240] pages.
• Language: German.
• Illustrations: With a frontispiece (photo of Osorno volcano), in total 82 illustrations in the text and on plates as well as 3 maps.
24x17 cm

• Binding: Original green full-cloth binding with texture. The front cover features decorative, embossed blind and color stamping (silver and gold details), depicting an Andean landscape with cactus, mountains, a shining sun, and a shepherd with a llama.

• Content: A well-founded geographical, ethnological and scientific expedition study through the regions of Chile and Argentina, written by the renowned German geographer Fritz Klute. The book covers the exploration of the Andean Cordillera, the culture of the people, and economic observations of the time in the Cono Sur.

• Condition: Good / Very good. The cloth binding has preserved its color and the decorative engravings very well. Edges and spine show only minimal signs of wear. The binding is absolutely firm and stable. The inner pages as well as the title page are clean, without inscriptions, and in a very well-preserved condition.