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L'Afrique Francaise L'Empire De Maroc Et Les Deserts De Sahara; Conquetes, Victoires Et Decouvertes De Francais, Depuis La Prise D' Alger Juaqu'a Nos Jours
by Christian, P
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Contemporary quarter brown morocco and brown boards. Very good
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: A. Barbier, 1846. First edition. Hardcover. Contemporary quarter brown morocco and brown boards. Very good. 490 pages. 27 x 19 cm. Nine hand-colored plates (with tissue guards) and a host of steel engraved plates -- Philippoteaux, T. Johannot, E. Bellange, Isabey, E. Lamy, K. Girandet, Morel Fatio, C. Nanteuil, H. Baron et al. Six pages at end of text -- Citations A L'Ordre De L'Armee -- military encounters and events in year order, 1830-1845. providing names of officer's in charge and participating. Some scattered, intermittent foxing more pronounced in first leaves, colored plates clean, lower corners bumped, modest extremity rubbing, raised bands, spine panels richly gilt.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19937
- Title
- L'Afrique Francaise L'Empire De Maroc Et Les Deserts De Sahara; Conquetes, Victoires Et Decouvertes De Francais, Depuis La Prise D' Alger Juaqu'a Nos Jours
- Author
- Christian, P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary quarter brown morocco and brown boards. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- A. Barbier
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1846
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Military History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa; Travel; Exploration;
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ardsley, New York
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- First Edition
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