Natural History Of Senegal. Shells. Original Edition Of 1757 Bauche Paris 18th

FULL CALF OF THE PERIOD, SPINE WITH FIVE RIBS, ORNAMENTED AND GILT. GOOD CONDITION, VERY FRESH INSIDE. A QUARTO VOLUME (27 CM X 21 CM) (8)-190 -X-CVL 275 PAGES AND 19 PLATES, 1 FOLDING MAP. PAGES 274 AND 276 SCRATCHED PAGE BACKGROUND, SEE PHOTOS. BUSINESS CARD OF THE FORMER OWNER, GLUED WITHOUT DEGREASES. FIRST EDITION OF 1757, PUBLISHED BY CLAUDE JEAN BAPTISTE BAUCHE, PARIS, 1757. MICHEL ADANSON WAS ONE OF THE FEW EUROPEANS TO EXPLORE SENEGAL IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. IN THE FIRST PART, ADANSON GIVES A COMPLETE PRESENTATION OF THE NEW PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT HE DISCOVERED, HE ALSO REPORTS THE CHARACTERS, WAYS OF LIFE, CUSTOMS AND MOST IMPORTANT CUSTOMS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTRY, THE SECOND PART, MORE IMPORTANT, IS DEVOTED TO LOCAL MOLLUSCS AND THEIR SHELLS, THE DESCRIPTION OF WHICH IS PRECEDED BY A CHAPTER PROPOSING A NEW TAXONOMY.