LA CONDAMINE, CHARLES MARIE DE]. Histoire des Pyramides de Quito. [Paris], 1751. Engraved folding plate. Small 4to, contemporary stitched marbled wrappers. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, printed for private distribution. Sabin 38478 ("In a London catalogue this work is stated to be very rare, from having been suppressed. This is probably a mistake, as the same work is reprinted with the 'Journal du Voyage.' It was printed separately merely for private distribution, hence its rarity"); Palau 129381. Rare.
LA CONDAMINE, CHARLES MARIE DE]. Histoire des Pyramides de Quito. [Paris], 1751. Engraved folding plate. Small 4to, contemporary stitched marbled wrappers. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, printed for private distribution. Sabin 38478 ("In a London catalogue this work is stated to be very rare, from having been suppressed. This is probably a mistake, as the same work is reprinted with the 'Journal du Voyage.' It was printed separately merely for private distribution, hence its rarity"); Palau 129381. Rare.
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