[TRAVEL]. BARRÉ SAINT-VENANT (Jean). ON MODERN COLONIES IN T - Lot 138

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[TRAVEL]. BARRÉ SAINT-VENANT (Jean). ON MODERN COLONIES IN T - Lot 138
[TRAVEL]. BARRÉ SAINT-VENANT (Jean). ON MODERN COLONIES IN THE TROPICS, AND PARTICULARLY THAT OF SANTO DOMINGO. Paris: Brochot, 1802. In-8, marbled fawn sheepskin, gilt chain border on the covers, smooth, compartmentalized, and decorated spine, red sheepskin title label (contemporary binding); (2) folios of half-title and title page, XVI-516 pp., (1) folio of errata, 1 fold-out chart. Minor leather losses on the front cover, 3 rounded corners. FIRST EDITION, with the author’s AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE on the reverse of the title page. Devoted to the colonies of the tropical zone, and more specifically to Saint-Domingue, this work examines issues related to their organization and economy at the very beginning of the 19th century. ¶ Sabin, 3592.
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