Marsden, William. Voyage à l'ile de Sumatra, où l'on décrit le gouvernement, le commerce, les arts, les lois, les coutumes et mœurs des habitants, les productions naturelles et l'état politique du Pays. Translated from the English by J.Parraud, on the 2nd edition. Paris, Buisson, year II [1794]. 2 volumes in 8°, 1 ff. title page (false title missing) 16- 363pp. / 4ff. 353 (2) pp, brown marbled calf, smooth spine decorated and gilt, red morocco titles and greefs, (contemporary binding). Edition illustrated with an engraved folding map of Sumatra at the beginning of the first volume, and an alphabet plate at the end of the volume, Rejang, Batta and Lampoon ; Covers bumped, hinges worn, marginal wormholes on first few pages of vol. 1, otherwise in good condition internally. William Marsden, born in Ireland, 16 November 1754 and died in London, 6 October 1836, was a British orientalist, linguist, numismatist and explorer, author of scientific studies on Indonesia. W. Mardsen spent eight years in Sumatra where he became Secretary to the Government.