Author: BRIAND, PIERRE CESAR:
Title: Les jeunes voyageurs en Asie, ou description raisonnée des divers pays compirs dans cette belle partie du monde. Contenant des détails sur le sol, les productions, les curiosités, les moeurs et coutumes des habitans, les hommes célèbres, et des anecdotes curieuses. Eight volumes. Paris, Hivert, 1829.
Description: . 12mo. Complete in eight volumes. With seven coloured maps and sixteen engraved plates. Contemporary red boards, gilt lettering on spines. Bindings rubbed, a few hinges are weak. First edition of this charming work on Asia written for young audiences. Comprises two parts, the first covers Turkey, Arabia, Persia and India. The second deals with China, Tibet, Japan, Korea, Tartary and the Asian part of Russia. The author was a Parisian bookseller who wrote several travel guides. Occasionally some light staining but overall a very good copy. Cordier BS 3027. Gumuchian 927.

Keywords: Asia general, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, travel, exploration, voyage, children, juvenile,


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