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Maître Stéphane PRENVEILLE

128 - [NAVY] – Observations and Instructions for the Use of Commis…
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[NAVY] – Observations and Instructions for the Use of Commissioned Officers, Junior Officers and Others in the Royal Navy of England, on All the Principal Aspects of Service, […] - Paris; Barrois l’Aîné, 1815 - 1 volume, In-8° - Numerous plates at the end, including 9 fold-outs - Contemporary havana sheepskin binding (a few scuffs on the covers, 1 corner worn) - Smooth, decorated spine - Bordeaux morocco title label - Handwritten bookplate on the first blank endpaper: Carpentin, frigate captain (probably Louis Joseph Victor Carpentin, frigate captain (rank OF-4) in August 1828, commanding the corvette *La Seine* at Île Sainte-Marie). Expert: Caroline Velk - 06.99.94.10.05
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Auction time 10/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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