[Rarebooks] FS: Washington Irving's First Book, 1806: A VOYAGE TO THE EASTERN PART OF TERRA FIRMA

[Charles Agvent]

[IRVING, Washington] DEPONS, F[rancois Raimond Joseph]. A VOYAGE TO THE 
EASTERN PART OF TERRA FIRMA, OR THE SPANISH MAIN IN SOUTH-AMERICA, 
DURING THE YEARS 1801, 1802, 1803 & 1804. New York: I. Riley and Co, 
1806. First Edition. Three octavo volumes in contemporary calf leather 
with black leather spine labels. "Translated by an American Gentleman," 
who happens to be Washington Irving, and this happens to be his first 
book. His translation was in collaboration with his brother, Peter, and 
George Caines. BAL 10096: Setting A of the text for Volume I; State B of 
Volume II. Illustrated with a large (26-1/2" x 17-3/4") folded map in 
the first volume which has two small tape repairs but is otherwise clean 
and sound. BAL calls for the books to be 8-3/8" scant x 5"; the first 
two volumes are slightly larger: 8-1/2" x 5-1/8." The third volume, 
oddly, is 4-7/8" x 8-1/4" and lacks the table of contents usually bound 
at the end as well as the advertisements (pages 289-296). Bindings 
strong with only mild dings and wear; contents fairly clean throughout. 
Old indecipherable ink signature on title pages of first two volumes 
with the 19th century printed bookplate on the front pastedowns of all 
three volumes of Dr. Alfred Creigh, likely the historian. Very Good set.
Field 421: "Beside his account of the slaughter and destruction of 
Indians during the conquest of their nations, the author gives a 
portrait of the Indians before the arrival of the Europeans." Hill page 
238: "This is an important account of Venezuela giving a description of 
the country and people and also accounts of growth and production of 
cocoa, indigo, sugar, cotton, coffee, and tobacco." (#012025)        $1,000

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