Paris Librairie de Challamel Ainé 1861-1897. 8vo. 128 volumes all except 7 volumes bound in uniform contemporary half calf with gilt lettering. Remaining 7 volumes in half cloth. Two volumes with detached spine. All volumes with gilt stamp to front board and a few volumes with paper label pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Spines with a bit of wear internally very fine and clean. With numerous folded maps and charts. <br/><br/><em>A fine set all volumes first editions of this important travel- and exploration journal being the official French journal on maritime and colonial exploration in the last half of the 19th century containing numerous papers maps and charts of hitherto unexplored territory. </em> hardcover
Paris. : Imprimerie Royale. 1843. Publisher’s printed boards. . Very good light scuffing and soiling to covers contents fresh and bright with wide margins. . 4to. 31x23cm. . French text. Uncommon report of a French commission to examine slavery and politics in the French colonies. The early eighteenth century was a time of of civil unrest and slave rebellions in the colonies and public opinion in Europe was strongly anti-slavery. This led to the final abolition of slavery in the French colonies in 1848. Heavy book may require extra shipping. weight: 3.4 lb. Imprimerie Royale. hardcover books
CIFP. 1982. In-4 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 153 + 239 pages. Quelques illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte. Ecriture tapuscrite.
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