ADANSON, MICHEL

Adanson the Bicentennial of Michel Adanson's "Famillies Des plantes" (Volume I only)

Pittsburgh, PA, Hunt Botanical Library/Carnegie Institute of Technology. 1963, First Edition. Cloth. Ill.: Michel Adanson. Volume I only. Imperial octavo, (10" x 7"), navy blue cloth covered boards with gilt decoration and spine titles. 391pp. including index. Illustrated with black and white reproductions. With a brief biography including genealogy and a catalogue of books and manuscripts of Adanson. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked and unread volume. AS NEW. As New.

-- Brillig Books

Book number: 07133

Catalogue: Botany

Keywords: Botany,Hunt, Adanson, Botanical, History, Bicentennial, Illustration, Illustrated,. Biography, Genealogy, Genealogical, France, French, Catalogue Bibliography, Manuscripts, Michel Adanson

ADANSON, MICHEL:

Histoire naturelle du Sénégal. Coquillages. Avec une relation abrégée d'un voyage fait en ce pays pendant les années 1749, 50, 51, 52 et 53. Paris, Claude-Jean-Baptiste Bache, 1757.

4to. Pp. (viii), 190; (ii), xcvi, 275. With one large folding map and 19 folding plates depicting different molluscs and shells engraved by Thérèse Reboul after sketches by the author. Contemporary calf, spine gilt with five raised bands and title-label, rubbed, spine worn, hinges cracked. Marbled endpapers, red edges. Bookplate. First edition of an early scientific expedition to Senegal. The first part deals with Adanson's voyage and explorations in Senegal, including the Island of Goree and the River Senegal. The second part is devoted to the history of the conchology. Michel Adanson (1727-1806) was a French botanist who entered the service of the French East India Company in order to study the natural history of Senegambia. He was the first naturalist to visit Senegal and in 1759 he became a member of the Académie des Sciences. A crisp copy. Chadenat 2760. Cox i, p. 383. Gay 2883. Howgego A12. Nissen ZBI 27.

-- Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books

Book number: 23078

Catalogue: Western Africa

Keywords: Western Africa, africa, afrika, africana, afrikana, natural history, senegal, gambia, west africa, botany, conch, shells, molusc, travel, exploration, gorée, island of gorée, île de Gorée

ADANSON, MICHEL.

A voyage to Senegal, the isle of Goree, and the river Gambia. Translated from the French.

London, J. Nourse and W. Johnston, 1759. Contemporary cat's paw calf, spine richly gilt with morocco title-label. With folding engraved map. XIV,337,(1) pp.
¶ First English edition. - Michel Adanson (1727-1806), a French botanist in the service of the French East India Company, wrote the first scholary account not only of the flora and fauna but of all aspects of the country and the people of Senegal. This exploratory visit to Senegal lasted for five years. His account, first pubished in French in 1757, contains a wealth of original material, in addition to his theories for the classification of plants and animals (Howgego, Encyclopedia of Exploration, A12). - A fine copy.Gay 2883 (French ed. of 1757); Cox I, p.383; Afro-Americana 78.

-- Antiquariaat Gert Jan Bestebreurtje (NVvA/ILAB)

Book number: 132

Keywords: Africa Senegal

ADANSON, MICHEL

A Voyage to Senegal, the Isle of Goree and the River Gambia

London: J. Nourse and W. Johnston, 1759. First English Edition. Leather cover. xiii, 337pp :: Frontispiece fold out engraved map :: 210mm x 130mm (8" x 5") :: Translated from the French. The author [1727-1806] was a French Naturalist. G : in Good condition. Neatly rebacked. Cover rubbed with corner wear. Worming on rear paste-down and rear ep. Darkening to page ends of prelims. Contents tight .

-- Barter Books

Book number: r7235

Catalogue: Exploration

Keywords: Exploration Africa Natural History 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian