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Item Specifics

Author: Joachim Heinrich Campe (Translated to French)

Publisher: Belin Le Prieur, Libraire (Paris)

Year Printed: 1853

Edition: Cinquième Édition (5th Edition)

Binding: Hardcover, half-leather with marbled boards

Language: French

Subject: Exploration, Americas, History, Juvenile Literature

Illustrations: Complete with engraved plates and 1 fold-out map of South America (Carte de l'Amérique Méridionale)

Description

Offering a rare 2-volume set of Découverte de l'Amérique by M. Campe, published in Paris by Belin Le Prieur in 1853 (5th edition). This classic historical work, structured for youth instruction and amusement as a sequel to Le Nouveau Robinson, details the explorations of Cortés, Pizarro, Columbus, and Balboa.

Features: Bound in classic period half-leather with marbled paper boards. Includes historical engravings and one folding map of South America titled "Carte de l'Amérique Méridionale Pour l'intelligence du 5me Volume de la découverte de l'Amérique de M. Campe".

Condition: Antique/Fair to Good condition for its age. Covers show edge wear, rubbing, and scuffing consistent with 19th-century sheepskin/leather bindings. Text blocks show foxing, toning, and minor handling wear typical of antique school/reading books. Bindings are intact. Please refer to photos for detailed condition.