René du Guay-Trouin - Mémoires de Monsieur Duguay-Trouin, Lieutenant Général des Armées navales - 1788

Mémoires de Monsieur Duguay-Trouin, Lieutenant Général des Armées navales, Commandeur de l'Ordre Royal & Militaire de Saint Louis - à Rouen, de l'imprimerie privilégiée, 1788 - XXXII pp, from page 33 to 351 - Contemporary full sheepskin - 12mo - 10 x 17.5 cm.

Condition: worn and used binding, missing the headcap, joints in good condition, solid hinges, 1 dented corner, smooth spine adorned with gilt stamps (missing the title label and two pieces of leather on the spine), foxing and browning, some dislocated sheets. Complete.

Work illustrated with a frontispiece portrait and 6 fold-out plates, a complete feature of the often missing map of the city of Rio de Janeiro (1 plate with traces of duct tape).

Sold as is.