A Voyage to the Spanish Main

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Lot 6 | A Voyage to the Spanish Main
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A Voyage to the Spanish Main

Washington Irving, 1806

[IRVING, Washington (1783-1859), translator.] DEPONS, Francois-Raymond Joseph (1751-1812). A Voyage to the Eastern Part of the Terra Firma, or the Spanish Main, in South-America. Translated by an American Gentleman. New York: Printed by and for I. Riley and Co., 1806.



A very fine copy in contemporary calf of Washington Irving's first book, his translation into English of Depons's popular narrative of travel in South America. "This is an important account of Venezuela, giving a description of the country and people, and also accounts of the growth and production of cocoa, indigo, sugar, cotton, coffee, and tobacco. The first edition was published in Paris by Colnet in 1806. The popularity and importance of the work may be judged by the fact that it was immediately translated and published in both New York and London the same year" (Hill). BAL 10095 (Setting A of vol. 1; Setting B of vol. 2).



Three volumes, octavo (210 x125mm). Folding map at beginning of vol. 1, 2 pp. of ads at rear of vol. 3 (map with a few short tears at folds, two with repairs); contemporary calf, green morocco labels; modern chemises and slipcase.

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