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Lot 121

[NATIVE AMERICANS]. LAHONTAN, Baron [de, Louis Armond (1666-ca. 1716)]. New Voyages to North-America... London: John Brindley, 1735.

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Starting Bid
$1,000

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[NATIVE AMERICANS]. LAHONTAN, Baron [de, Louis Armond (1666-ca. 1716)]. New Voyages to North-America... London: John Brindley, 1735. 8vos. Illustrated with four engraved maps and 14 (out of 16) engraved plates. Two volumes. [xxiv], [1]-280 [sic]; 304 pp. Volume I ends on p. 280, "T" in the "Table" section, presumably lacking one or two leaves of the "Table." Bound in contemporary full calf, boards ruled and paneled in blind, rebacked to style in later calf, ruled in blind and numbered in gilt in compartments, five raised bands, brown gilt morocco lettering labels, later endleaves. SECOND ENGLISH EDITION, EXPANDED FROM THE FIRST EDITION, BRINDLEY ISSUE. This copy lacks the frontispiece and plate facing p. 36 in volume II. 

Condition

Bindings worn, soiled, joints worn, hinges starting, text and plates toned and occasionally thumbsoiled or foxed, contemporary ownership signatures on title-pages, and a few ink markings in text, a few gutters overopened. Good. 

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"Lahontan's work is devoted almost entirely to the description of Indian life in Canada, and is one of the best early works on the subject." (Streeter). Although the title-page calls for 23 maps and cuts, Sabin and Howes state that this work was issued with only 20 maps and cuts (again, our copy is lacking two plates as above). Howes L25. Sabin 38644.