CHÉNIER (Louis de). Recherches historiques sur les Maures, et histoire de l'empire de Maroc. Paris, l'auteur, Bailly, Royer, 1787. 3 volumes in-8, first edition, illustrated with 3 enhanced folding maps of North Africa, Spain and Morocco. Interesting description of Morocco by Louis De Chénier, who accompanied the Comte de Brugnon sent to North Africa by Louis XVI in 1767 to conclude an agreement with the Emperor of Morocco. He was subsequently appointed Consul General and Chargé d'Affaires to Morocco, where he remained until 1784, before returning to France and devoting himself to writing the present work. Bound in full contemporary marbled calf, spine richly decorated with 5 raised bands, red morocco title page, blue morocco endpaper. (scratched headpieces, slight wormholes on spine and spine ends, accident to lower head of second volume, upper head of third volume missing). Expert : Mr Nicolas Asvisio - nicolas.asvisio@gmail.com - 06 47 79 88 52