Album de los viajes antiguos y modernos ;; Edicion ilustrada con 48 tajes de diferentes pueblos de le tierra
by Jouhanneaud, Paul
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Spine cloth cracked at joints; two plates loose and frayed superficially along edges; some light water damage to text block only
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About This Item
Paris: LibrerÃa de Rosa, Bouret y Cia, 1857. Unknown edition; assumed first. Hardcover. Spine cloth cracked at joints; two plates loose and frayed superficially along edges; some light water damage to text block only; very light foxing throughout; hinges starting just a bit; overall Good+.. Large quarto in gilt and blind stamped illus boards; 4 p. l., 7-206 p. col. front., col. plates. 28 cm. Fourteen plates present (of an unknown original total). Exquisite hand-painted color illustrations. // Voyages and travels. America -- Discovery and exploration. Africa -- Description and travel. .
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- Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12078
- Title
- Album de los viajes antiguos y modernos ;; Edicion ilustrada con 48 tajes de diferentes pueblos de le tierra
- Author
- Jouhanneaud, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine cloth cracked at joints; two plates loose and frayed superficially along edges; some light water damage to text block only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Unknown edition; assumed first
- Publisher
- LibrerÃa de Rosa, Bouret y Cia
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1857
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Illustrated Books;
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