Ambroise-Louis GARNERAY, Etienne de JOUY
Vues des côtes de France dans l'océan et la MéditerranéeViews of the Coasts of France on the Ocean and in the Mediterranean
Panckoucke|Paris 1823-1832|36 x 54 cm|relié
First and only edition. This copy is one of the rare examples complete with the 64 full-page plates. The work is also illustrated with a title vignette depicting the artist Ambroise-Louis Garneray in a small boat, sketching the entrance to the port of Brest.
Contemporary binding of half tan sheep with corners, smooth spine richly decorated in gilt and blind with multiple large typographic tools, discreet restorations to the joints, marbled-paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
A magnificent work on the ports of France, and one of the finest collections ever produ
€10,000