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12 - [ALGERIA]. LESSORE (E.) – WILD (W.
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Description
[ALGERIA]. LESSORE (E.) – WILD (W.). A PICTURESQUE JOURNEY THROUGH THE REGENCY OF ALGIERS, undertaken in 1833. Paris, Ch. Motte, 1835. Folio, ½ aubergine-coloured sheepskin with long-grain morocco and small corners, chagrin-patterned cloth covers with blind-stamped decoration, smooth spine with compartments and longitudinal gilding, gilt title (contemporary binding); (1) title page, 20 pp. of text, 50 plates Spine faded, joints rubbed, scuffs on the covers and corners, water stain in the lower right-hand corner of the entire body of the book, with occasional foxing and spots of foxing on the engravings, often pronounced. FIRST EDITION of this BEAUTIFUL AND RARE WORK containing a TITLE PAGE and 50 PLATES (out of text) drawn by Émile Lessore and William Wyld and lithographed by Ch. Motte. ¶ Tailliart, 896: ‘Very fine engravings, invaluable for understanding old Algiers; a description for each engraving.’
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Auction time 11/12/2026 at 2:00 PM
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