Galibert, Léon. - Lot 163

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Galibert, Léon. - Lot 163
Galibert, Léon. Ancient and modern Algeria from the first settlements of the Carthaginians to the capture of the Smalah of Abd-El-Kader. Ill. by Raffet and Rouargue. Paris, Furne et Cie. 1844. 637pp. Large in. 8. Bound in half black chagrin with custom boards and spine by Haraus. Original endpapers. Gilt edges. Sought-after romantic illustrated edition of this complete history of Algeria intended to study the different dominations that preceded that of France in West Africa. The edition includes a folding map of Algeria in colors by Ambroise Tardieu, 67 woodcut vignettes in the text after Raffet and 36 plates, 24 of which are steel-engraved in black after Raffet, Biard and Rouargue frères and 12 woodcut in colors after Raffet. Rare edition with these decorations on the boards. Spine with coruscating golds. Old trace of wetness on the top of the first plate not affecting the decoration and the body of the book. Freckles as always.
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