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110 - [IVORY COAST] VILLAMUR, Roger and RICHAUD, Léon.
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Estimate €100 - €150
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Description
[IVORY COAST] VILLAMUR, Roger and RICHAUD, Léon. Our Colony in the Ivory Coast. Paris, Challamel, 1903. 12mo, ebony half-shagreen with corner pieces, spine with fine raised bands, covers and spine well preserved. Binding marked ‘Atelier LArdenchet’. XI and 399 pp., 11 plates of photographic reproductions on coated paper and two fold-out maps, one of which is in colour. First edition of this study written by two former administrators. Preface by Governor Louis-Gustave Binger, Director at the Ministry of the Colonies. It provides an overview of the young colony (1893), initially under a protectorate: history, geography, population, administration, natural resources, trade and economic prospects. In fine condition, well bound.
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About the sale Sale of collectable books and first editions – Varia III –
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Auction time 09/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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