EGEDE (Hans). Description and natural history of Greenland. Translated into French by Mr. D.R.D.P. Copenhagen, Geneva : C. & A. Philibert, 1763. - In-12, blond speckled calf, smooth spine decorated, marbled edges (period binding). First edition of the French translation given by Jean-Baptiste Des Roches de Parthenay (1690-1766) of the work of the Danish missionary, specialist of Eskimo grammar, Hans Egede (1686-1758); it is dedicated to Madame la présidente Ogier, French ambassador to Denmark. The Danish original, entitled "Det gamle Grønlands nye Perlustration", appeared in 1729. The illustration includes a map and 10 folding plates, one of which represents narwhals and the last one two scenes of the "ball game". Small crack at the hinge of the first plate. Some foxing. Book a, including the beginning of the introduction, has been bound after book b. Tear without missing and not serious to the map. Provenance: signature Camille Diharu opposite the title.