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436 - DUMONT-DURVILLE (Jules Sébastien César).
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Estimate €800 - €900
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DUMONT-DURVILLE (Jules Sébastien César). A Picturesque Journey Round the World – A General Summary of the Voyages of Discovery by Magellan, Tasman, Dampier, Anson, Byron, Wallis, Bougainville, Cook, Lapérouse, Bligh, Vancouver, D’Entrecasteaux, Wilson, Baudin, Krusenstern, Forter, Kotzbuk, Freycinet, Bellinghausen, Basil Hall, Duperrey, Paulding, Beechey, Dumont d’Urville, Lutke, Dillon, Laplace, Morrell, etc. Paris: Tenré, 1834–1835 (first edition). 2 vols. in-4, in light brown half-basane. With a rare dedication by the author to his ship’s doctor on the *Astrobale*, Dr Jacques Bernard Hombron (1798–1852): “As a token of esteem and friendship to my brave doctor, Surgeon-Major of the Aube – D’Urville”.
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About the sale Books from Lorraine (Toul) and second-hand books; comic books (Tintin and Asterix)
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Auction time 09/01/2026 at 2:00 PM
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