Travels in the Republic of Colombia in the Years 1822 and 1823
London: C. Knight, 1824. Frontispiece, iv, folded map, 460p. Contemporary three quarter green calf, elaborately gilt-decorated spine, marbled boards, endpapers, and edges. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box. First edition of traveler Gaspard Mollien's fascinating narrative of his journey through Colombia, with an engraved frontispiece view and a folding frontispiece map of Colombia. There are marginal annotations in pencil of approximately 2000 words falsely attributed on the inside front blank to President William Harrison. Gaspard Mollien, a French diplomatic official who is today best known for his works on Africa, here ably tackles Colombia, which he traveled through during a lengthy assignment to Cuba. From the Library of Jay Snider, the prominent book collector known for his interest in colonial America. Only a few spots of foxing to interior and wear to the boards. Sabin 49918. Item #10443
Price: $650.00