LABORDE (Jean-Benjamin de). Histoire abrégée de la mer du Su - Lot 71

LABORDE (Jean-Benjamin de). Histoire abrégée de la mer du Sud, ornée de plusieurs cartes... composée pour l'éducation de Mgr le Dauphin... A Paris, chez P. Didot l'aîné, 1791. 3 volumes in-8, multiple pagination, contemporary granite calf, richly ornamented smooth spine, green titles and giblets, triple gilt fillet on covers, roulette on spines and covers, gilt edges (minor worm damage on 2 spines, small worm damage on one cover). First edition, illustrated with 9 plates including 6 folding maps. Text only, without the very rare atlas containing 11 plates of maps and profiles. A fine, well-bound copy. Provenance: bookplate engraved with the monogram JLR in a laurel wreath, 19th c. (Sabin 38426; O'Reilly 6245).