SOUVENIRS DE L'AMÉRIQUE ESPAGNOLE ÉTUDES SUB LA SOCIÉTÉ AU PÉROU, AU CHILI ET AU BRÉSI
1857 · Pari
by Radiguet, Ma
Pari: Michel Levy Frère, 1857. xvi,308pp. 12mo. Contemporary red morocco, ornately gilt, a.e.g. Corners worn, front hinge starting. Light tanning, scattered foxing. Nearly very good. Second edition of Radiguet's account of his voyage aboard the French frigate Reine- Blanche around the coast of South America, and his experiences in Peru, Chile, and Brazil. The author served as the secretary of the ship's captain on the voyage, which lasted from 1841 to 1845 and whose main goal was to bring several Pacific island chains under French control. (Inventory #: WRCAM52069)