Voyages & Glorieuses Descovertes Des Grands Navigateurs Et Explorateurs Francais
by Legrand, Edy (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. pictorial boards and beige cloth spine. Very good
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Tolmer, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. pictorial boards and beige cloth spine. Very good. Legrand, Edy. Folio, 11" x 15 1/4", 30 pages, 54 illustrations -- one double-page, two large folding maps on Japan, a plethora of pochoir plates (hand-colored through stencils). A triumph of modern French book making depicting the feats of French exploration -- Cartier, de la Salle and Le Perouse. "In England of the halcyon 1920's, Eric Ravilious and Edward Bawden joined Douglas Percy Bliss in a chorus of praise for for MACAO ET COSMAGE, 1919 & VOYAGES." [see: Private Libraries Spring 1969]. Front cover and extremities rubbed, interior contents clean and fresh.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22625
- Title
- Voyages & Glorieuses Descovertes Des Grands Navigateurs Et Explorateurs Francais
- Author
- Legrand, Edy (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Legrand, Edy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. pictorial boards and beige cloth spine. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Tolmer
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Design; Travel; Exploration;
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ardsley, New York
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