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363 - BOISSONNAS (Frédéric). Egypt. Geneva: Trembley, 1932.
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BOISSONNAS (Frédéric). Egypt. Geneva: Trembley, 1932. Large folio, first edition, dedicated to King Fuad I of Egypt, illustrated with a frontispiece, 195 photographs in the text and 40 plates of heliogravure photographs in various tones, with captions beneath the images. Two-tone typographical ornamentation by Henri Boissonnas, the author’s son. Contributions by Gustave Jéquier, Pierre Jouguet, Henri Munier, Gaston Wiet and Paul Trembley. Limited edition of 338 numbered copies on handmade vellum, excluding the single copy on Japanese paper, signed and numbered by the author and the publisher; this copy is no. 31. Full vellum binding by the publisher, with the title, coat of arms and winged sun in colour on the front cover, plain spine, produced by Jacques Wendling. (binding soiled and stained, some foxing and discolouration, headbands come undone) Expert: Nicolas Asvisio
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