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[Indochina] [Tonkin] CHESNAY (Th.) and BOISADAM ( F. de). Th…
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[Indochina] [Tonkin] CHESNAY (Th.) and BOISADAM ( F. de). Th…
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Estimate €100 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
[Indochina] [Tonkin] CHESNAY (Th.) and BOISADAM ( F. de). The future of Tonkin at the 1889 Exhibition. Illustrated review of the Colonial Exhibition. Paris and Hanoi, Villa de l'Avenir, 1889. One volume in-4, contemporary red half-chagrin. (1) f., 320 pp., (1) f. Rubbing.
Illustrations in and out of text by Adolphe and Gaston Léofanti (including 2 out of text in colour).
A very rare publication published in issues for the 1889 Paris World Fair, edited by Théodore Chesnay, then director of the magazine "L'Avenir du Tonkin", and Félix de Boisadam, a wealthy landowner who had settled in Tonkin in 1885. The texts, written by various authors, cover economic life as well as history, the arts and public education in Tonkin...
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About the sale
Sale of antique and modern books, including hunting and riding libraries
Auction location
Auction time
06/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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