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ARAGO (Jacques).
Memoirs of a Blind Man. A Journey Round the World. New, revised and expanded edition, enriched with scientific notes by François Arago and preceded by an introduction by Jules Janin.
Paris. H. Lebrun, 1842.
2 volumes, large 8° format. Contemporary half-red shagreen binding. Spined back, decorated with gilt metalwork and gilt fillets. XV + 449 + XXVIII and 439 + XXIV pp., 25 large hors-texte vignettes (including 3 portraits) and 150 engravings in the text.
Enclosed is a stamped and cancelled letter (1854), addressed to Mr and Mrs Moure, residing at 15, Rue Neuve Saint Paul, au Maris, Paris. Announcing the death of Jacques Arago, which occurred in Rio de Janeiro on 27 November 1854.
A fine copy.
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10/15/2026 at 1:00 PM
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