[Rarebooks] FS: The Present State of PERU, 1805, with 18 hand-colored engravings

[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.                             $1500.00

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