SPARMMAN (André). Trip to the Cape of Good Hope, and around the world with Captain Cook, mainly in the country of the Hottentots and Caffres. Paris: Buisson, 1787. - 3 volumes in-8, marbled basane, smooth decorated spine, red edges (contemporary binding). First edition in the in-8 format, published at the same time as the in-4 edition, of the French translation by Le Tourneur, of this "Very interesting work giving important information on this part of Africa, also from the point of view of natural history" (Chadenat, 1751). The Swedish naturalist André Sparrman (1747-1820), offers many valuable observations on animals and plants but also interesting details on the ethnography of the peoples of the regions he visited. The edition is illustrated with 16 plates including 6 folders. The folding map of the Cape of Good Hope is missing. At the end of the book is a vocabulary of the languages Cafre and Hottentote. Slot with a few hinges, two slightly damaged caps, some rubbing of use. Sheet b8 brought back, because of the withdrawal of the card. The last 2 leaves of volume 3, containing the end of the privilege, were bound by mistake between pages 272-273 of the same volume. A few scattered freckles, the last pages of volume 3 are browned.