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Nuovo Mondo - Domenech, Emmanuel

Voyage Pittoresque Dans Les Grands Deserts Du Nouveau Monde, 1860

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€ 150 - 250

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€ 218

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Paris, Morizot, 1860. In the 8th. With 40 full-page color plates, slight blooms, some paper with light burnishing, contemporary binding in green moroccan and chagrin middle, author and title stamped in gold on the spine with rich embossed friezes in gold. § Washington Eves, Charles , The West Indies , London, Sampson Low; Marston; Serle & amp; Rivington, 1889. In 8th. With a folded geographical map and numerous plates out of text in black and white and in color, of which several folded, sporadic blooms, editorial binding in red canvas with illustration, author and title imprinted in gold on the front plate, slight defects. § Together in the lot Mallet, Marie , Quinze jours de traversée ou Voyage en Amérique , Paris, Alphonse Desesserts, s.d. [sec. XIX]. In 8th. With numerous plates protected by tissue paper, slight blooms, half leather and chagrin binding, title and friezes imprinted in gold on the spine, slight defects. § Reid, Mayne , La Baie d'Hudson , Paris, Jules Rouff, 1878


Specialist Notes

I work: First French edition richly illustrated with splendid views of American deserts. Very important text for the numerous information on the Indian tribes of Texas, New Mexico, California, Utah, Oregon. The French missionary also reported some Mexican, Peruvian and Amerindian songs in the text.