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328 - [Mauritius] – MATOU (pseudonym of Petit d’Hauterive). Wasps …
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Estimate €250 - €300
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[Mauritius] – MATOU (pseudonym of Petit d’Hauterive). Wasps of Mauritius. Paris, Henri Plon, 1861. In-8, (3) folios, 354 pp.; green percaline with blind-stamped design, title on the front cover, gilt edges (publisher’s binding). First and only early edition. A collection of 53 chronicles on the social and cultural life of Mauritius, written between July 1858 and May 1861, the date of the author’s departure. A fine copy bearing a label stating: ‘Book from the library of the three-masted ship Alphonse, commissioned by my grandfather Henry Maugat, of Paimboeuf’. There is also an autograph dedication: ‘In friendly remembrance. Marius Arnault, Tamatave, 14 August 1862’. Slight foxing, worn corners, front cover faded.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 1 of 4 – Nos. 1 to 549
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Auction time 08/19/2026 at 11:00 AM
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