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Hôtel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand

57 - TRAVEL, 2 volumes:
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Estimate €40 - €60
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Description
TRAVEL, 2 volumes: - GOURDAULT (Jules). From Paris to Paris through the Two Worlds. Capitals and major cities. Paris, Jouvet, 1889, large 8vo. 247 pp. Dark green half-shagreen, ribbed spine, decorated panels, marbled edges. (Contemporary binding). - Well bound, with a few scattered foxing spots. First edition & first printing. 32 wood-engraved plates and vignettes by Farlet after Clerget, depicting panoramic views of cities. Tourism in the capitals. - MARGUERIT (H.). Two Years at Sea. Admiral Chérétoff’s expedition aboard the corvette Le Saint-Nicolas. Paris, Lefèvre, (1868); in-8. 2ff.-XVIIpp.-340 pp.-2ff. Havana-coloured half-chagrin; ribbed spine decorated with panels of gilt fillets and dotted lines, gilt edges. (Contemporary binding). – A fine copy, free from foxing. Frontispiece by Yan-Dargent, 16 wood-engraved plates and vignettes. Circumnavigation via Lapland; Iceland; North America; Cuba; Florida; Brazil; New Caledonia; Australia; India; North Africa...
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS at 11.00 am and 2.00 pm
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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