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Maître Paul PASTAUD

1646 - North Africa – Ministry of War. Report on the situation of F…
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North Africa – Ministry of War. Report on the situation of French settlements in Algeria, preceded by the explanatory memorandum and the draft bill requesting extraordinary appropriations for the 1838 financial year. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, February 1838. In-4, [4]-XII-[3]-184 pp., 3 fold-out maps, paperback with the publisher’s printed cover. The first volume in this annual official publication, which appeared under this title from 1838 to 1866, before becoming the *General Statistics of Algeria*. This first volume provides the most important details on the very first French military and civilian settlement (there are few reliable documents on this subject, apart from military reports, prior to 1840). (Playfair 798.) A few small foxing spots.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 4 of 4 – Nos. 1643 to 1970
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Auction time 08/22/2026 at 11:00 AM
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