Pierre RAPHAËL
Le Cèdre du Liban dans l'histoire[The Cedar of Lebanon in History]
Imprimerie Gédéon|Beirut 1924|13.8 x 20.3 cm|Relié
Uncommon first edition.
Contemporary full almond-green cloth, spine faded and decorated with a gilt fleuron and double gilt fillet at foot, brick-red morocco lettering-piece, boards slightly faded at the edges, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved.
In this historical survey, Father Raphaël (1883-1961) traces the story of the cedar, emblem of Lebanon, from ancient Phoenicia to the French Mandate.
€680