La Chasse au Lion et Autres en Algerie: None
by Jules Gerard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Honomu, Hawaii, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie Nouvelle, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Gustave Dore. Bookplate of owner. None Beautiful red moroccan half leather binding with guild decorative spine. Guilt on covers and top of pages. Includes the seller’s invoice from 1970 as well as a note in French about the book. Clean and tight binding. Clean and bright pages and illustrations that are not bleeding to the next page. Side and bottom page edges uncut. 11 wood carving plates after Gustave Dore .; Portr.-Frontisp by Jules Gerard; 8 p .; 246 p .; 1 sheet; St. d. Zt with Rverg Brivois 171f .; Carteret III, 266f .; Leblanc 122; Schwerdt I, 203; Souhart 214; Vicaire III, 972; cf. Gay, l'Afrique 901 - first by Dore illustr. Output. - The author made a name for himself as a lion hunter in North Africa, all of his works became more and more popular. It is a complete treatise on lion hunting by an isolated hunter. Oversized or heavy volume, additional shipping charges will apply. Please ask for additional photos prior to purchasing. We are happy to send additional photos. 1LR
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kama’aina Collection (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LM221007
- Title
- La Chasse au Lion et Autres en Algerie
- Author
- Jules Gerard
- Illustrator
- Gustave Dore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Librairie Nouvelle
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1855
- Pages
- 247
- Keywords
- Dore
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About the Seller
Kama’aina Collection
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Honomu, Hawaii
About Kama’aina Collection
Kama'aina Collection has been helping customers clear estates for 20+ years. We are located in Hawaii on the Big Island.
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- Bookplate
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- First Edition
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- Good+
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- Spine
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- Tight
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