1822-1823
NOTES ON COLUMBIA SOUTH AMERICA by RICHARD BACHE First Ed RARE
Up for
auction is a hardbound book entitled “Notes on Colombia, taken in the years
1822-3. With an itinerary of the route from Caracas to Bogotá; and an appendix”
by Richard Bache. Published by H.C. Carey & I. Lea, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania in 1827.
Richard
Bache writes about his trip to Colombia and Venezuela during the years
1822-1823. He was the son-in-law of Benjamin Franklin.
“Richard
Bache (September 12, 1737 – April 17, 1811), born in Settle, West Riding of
Yorkshire, England, immigrated to Philadelphia, in the colony of Pennsylvania,
where he was a businessman, a marine insurance underwriter, and later served as
Postmaster-General of the American Post Office.”
This book
is 195 years old. An important historical piece of work and a very rare
collectible first edition.
Professionally
rebound with gilt lettering on the spine.
303 pages,
folded map, folded plan.
8 page publishers
ads in the front.
Contents: Please view the two photos.
Condition: Good.
The covers are in excellent condition. No torn pages or handwriting on
the pages. Foxing throughout due to age.
Pages 3-6 are loose. The fold out map has a very small tear on the right side. The
text block has water stains though out. At the top of many of the pages are
faint mold stains. Please view the photos.
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