N. p. [Geneva], pour les héritiers d'Eustache Vignon, 1594.

8vo [180 x 105 mm] of (22) ll., 382 pp., (6) ll., 8 full-page plates and 1 large folding plate out of pagination, restoration in the white margin of the title page, not affecting the text, a few ll. Slightly foxed. Contemporary overlapping limp vellum, flat spine with handwritten title lenghtwise, mottled edges. Contemporary binding.

The illustrated account of Lery's travel to Brazil in 1556. He was one of the first Protestant colonizers in this country.

Sabin 40151; Leclerc 2564; Field, An essay towards an Indian Bibliography, n°914 for the 1585 edition; Brunet, III, 1004; Chadenat 1658.

Jean de Léry and his companions left Geneva on the 10th of September 1556 and they boarded in Honfleur on the 19th of November. Lery spent one year in Brazil, making every effort to understand the natives' customs, language and ceremonies.

"It has a high value as a historical work, being the results of a long experience among the savages of South America. In a bibliographical view, it is also not without merit, as it is uncommon, and brings a not inconsiderable price when offered for sale. The greater portion of the work is composed of observations upon the peculiarities of the Indians" (Field, An essay towards an Indian Bibliography, n°914).

Chapitre XX contains a very peculiar linguistic document " en langage sauvage et français ".

The very interesting illustration consists of 9 full-page woodcuts, including a folding…

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