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208 - THE MARQUIS DE COMPIÈGNE
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Estimate €100 - €200
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Description
THE MARQUIS DE COMPIÈGNE Set of two books on Equatorial Africa Equatorial Africa – The Gabonese Pahouins – Gallois, Paris, first edition 1875, 355 pages. The book is illustrated with woodcuts drawn by L. Breton, based on the author’s photographs and sketches. Equatorial Africa – The Okanda, Bangouens and Osyéba, Paris, first edition 1875(?), 355 pages. The volume is supplemented by a catalogue of birds brought back by the Marquis de Compiègne and Alfred Marche from their journey to the western coasts of Africa and along the Ogooué River, and identified by A. Bouvier.  (A few pages are torn; lot sold as is) Provenance: Pierre Redouin Collection
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About the sale The Breath of the Spirits: The Collection of Pierre Redouin and Others
Auction location
Auction time 09/24/2026 at 2:30 PM
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