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Histoire Des Naufrages Pirateries, Abordages, Famines, Hivernages, Incendies, Delaissements, Taite De Negres, Revoltes, Combats, Desastres Et Aventures Sur Les Mers Et Les Oceans Du Globe
by Driou, Alfred
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. publisher's maroon cloth decorated in blind, spine sunned. Very good
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Fonteney Et Peltier, 1860. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. publisher's maroon cloth decorated in blind, spine sunned. Very good. 396 pages. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Half title, twelve lithographs by Charles Gaildrau, ten are tinted. History of shipwrecks from the 16th century onward. Intermittent, scattered text browning, plates generally clean, a few with marginal toning. Text in French. Corners worn, binding firm and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19175
- Title
- Histoire Des Naufrages Pirateries, Abordages, Famines, Hivernages, Incendies, Delaissements, Taite De Negres, Revoltes, Combats, Desastres Et Aventures Sur Les Mers Et Les Oceans Du Globe
- Author
- Driou, Alfred
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. publisher's maroon cloth decorated in blind, spine sunned. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Fonteney Et Peltier
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1860
- Keywords
- Pirates
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Maritime;
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Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
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