[Rarebooks] FS: Skinner's Peru, 1805, with hand-colored plates

[charles agvent]

               [SKINNER,    Joseph].  THE  PRESENT   STATE   OF   PERU:
          COMPRISING   ITS  GEOGRAPHY,   TOPOGRAPHY,  NATURAL  HISTORY,
          MINERALOGY,  COMMERCE....  London:  R  Phillips  1805.  First
          Edition.  THE  MODERN  TRAVELS  OF THE  MISSIONARIES  IN  THE
          HERETOFORE    UNEXPLORED  MOUNTAINOUS   TERRITORIES.   Quarto
          (8-1/2"  x  10-1/2")  bound  in  later  brown  morocco-backed
          marbled  boards with morocco corners and gilt decorations and
          lettering  on  the spine. Drawn from original  and  authentic
          documents,  chiefly  written  and compiled  in  the  Peruvian
          capital   and  embellished  with   18  (of  20)  hand-colored
          engravings,  mostly  of  natives   in  costume.  Lacking  the
          engravings  of  llamas  and an Indian warrior,  which  appear
          never to  have  been bound in. Plates and text  fresh;  minor
          rubbing to joints and corners. Very Good or better.  $1500

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