LA BISSACHERE (Pierre-Jacques Lemonnier de); MONTYON (Antoin - Lot 120

LA BISSACHERE (Pierre-Jacques Lemonnier de); MONTYON (Antoine-J.-B.-R. Auget de). Etat actuel du Tunkin, de la Cochinchine, et des royaumes de Camboge, Laos et Lac-Tho. Paris, Galignani, 1812. 2 vols. In-8, (4)-II-225 p. + (4)-342-(2) pp, contemporary marbled havana calf, decorated smooth spine, gilt title and tomaison, gilt floral frieze in frame, price mark stamped in the center of each plate, marbled edges. Second edition. Missionary priest Pierre-Jacques Lemonnier de La Bissachère (1764-1830) left for Tonkin in 1789, where he stayed for eighteen years. He traveled extensively throughout the country, in Cochinchina, Cambodia and Laos, studying both the physical and human aspects. In 1811, the economist and philanthropist Baron de Montyon (1733-1820) wrote his own account using La Bissachère's manuscript. Provenance: book donated as a prize by the Parisian institution of Messrs. Bernard and Auger, rue d'Assas. (Cordier, 998).