Poiret Abbé. - Lot 35

Poiret Abbé. Voyage en Barbarie ou lettres écrites de l'ancienne Numidie pendant les années 1785 et 1786, sur la religion, les coutumes et les mœurs des Maures et des Arabes-Bédouins ; avec un essai sur l'histoire naturelle de ce pays -J.B.F. Née de la Rochelle, Paris, 1789. 2 vol. in-8°, xxiv, 263, 1 and 1, 315, 4 pp. Brown granite calf, smooth spine richly ornamented with gilt, red morocco title-pieces, gilt border, marbled edges (period binding). Bookseller's label on false-title. Attached autograph bill signed by the author, dated 1817, 1, p. in-12, address on spine. Account of the voyage of exploration undertaken at Louis XVI's request in North Africa (1785-1786) by Picard naturalist Jean-Louis Marie Poiret (1755-1834). He was one of the first great naturalists to explore North Africa. Colleagues from all over the world dedicated numerous species to him.