[Americana]. [CHETWOOD (William Rufus)]. Les Voyages et avan - Lot 235

[Americana]. [CHETWOOD (William Rufus)]. Les Voyages et avantures du capitaine Robert Boyle; où l'on trouve l'Histoire de Mademoiselle Villars, avec qui il se sauva en Barbarie Translated from the English. Amsterdam, Wetsteins & Smith, 1730. 2 vols. in-12, contemporary mottled tan calf, 5-ribbed spine, red title-piece and tawny tomaison, ornate caissons, gilt roulette on the edges, red edges (corners and 2 headpieces worn, title-pieces and tomaisons of T. II missing, jaws partly split, spotting on t.1). First French translation of this adventure novel, which includes a Description of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. It is illustrated with 8 copper-engraved plates, including a frontispiece in each volume. Provenance: François-Alexis Roux du Bourg (Flanders, 18th c., engraved armorial bookplate).