EYRIES (Jean-Baptiste-Benoît) ; MALTE-BRUN, ed. Nouvelles an - Lot 97

EYRIES (Jean-Baptiste-Benoît) ; MALTE-BRUN, ed. Nouvelles annales des Voyages de la géographie et de l'Histoire, ou Recueil des relations originales inédites, communiquées par des voyageurs français et étrangers ; des voyages nouveaux, traduits de toutes les langues européennes Première à cinquième série. Paris, Librairie de Gide Fils, 1819-1854. 119 volumes in 65 vol. in-12, homogeneously bound in period half-fauwn basane, smooth spine, gilt title and tomaison, marbled or yellow edges speckled with red [some signed Margelin à Autun] (except one vol. in half-percaline binding). (Minor wear and accidents, moderate interior defects, details on request). An important series of travelogues offering French readers a diversified perspective on geographical discoveries and historical events around the world. Illustrated with numerous plates and maps, some with colored borders. This collection runs continuously from volume 1 to volume 60, then from volume 85 to volume 143. (A complete series consists of 188 volumes; publication continued until 1865). One plate missing from vol. 122, the end of vol. 93, some false titles. Detailed collation on request. Bound in homogeneous period half-fauwn basane, smooth spine, gilt title and tomaison, marbled or yellow edges speckled with red [some signed Margelin à Autun] (except for one vol. in half-percaline binding). (Minor wear and accidents, moderate interior defects, details on request). An important series of travelogues offering French readers a diverse perspective on geographical discoveries and historical events around the world. This set contains volumes 1 to 60, then 85 to 143 of the collection. The complete series of "Nouvelles Annales des Voyages de la géographie et de l'Histoire" comprises several volumes divided into different series. The first series runs from volume 1 (1819) to volume 30, number 3 (June 1826). The second series begins with volume 1, number 1 (July 1826) and ends with volume 30, number 3 (December 1833), corresponding to volumes 31 to 60 of the collection. The third series covers volumes 1 (1834) to 24 (1839), representing volumes 61 to 84 of the collection. The fourth series runs from volume 1 (1840) up to and including volume 20] (1844), corresponding to volumes 85 to 104 of the collection. The fifth series runs from volume 1 (1845) to volume 40 (1854), representing volumes 105 to 144 of the collection. Finally, the sixth series begins with the first year, volume 1 (1855), and ends with the eleventh year, volume 4 (1865), covering volumes 145 to 188 of the collection.