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BOISSINOT & TAILLIEZ BERGERAC

80 - [DAHOMEY]. France in the ‘Black Country’.
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Estimate €30 - €70
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[DAHOMEY]. France in the ‘Black Country’. The Dahomey Campaign. – The Maistre Expedition. – Captain Binger’s Expedition. – Lieutenant Mizon’s Expedition. – The Dibowsky Expedition. - Commander Mattei’s expedition. Paris, Société anonyme de publications périodiques, 1895, folio, the publisher’s red percaline, blind-stamped borders and gilt title on the front cover. A popular account of the French conquest of the Kingdom of Dahomey. This took place in two stages: the First Dahomey War, 21 February – 4 October 1890, which forced the young King Béhanzin to recognise the French protectorate; the Second Dahomey War, 4 July 1892 – 15 January 1894, which led to the king’s deposition and his deportation to Martinique.
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About the sale ANTIQUARIAN AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
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