A. Picard

First edition of this work, primarily focused on Dieppe sailors and trade, which includes particularly compelling passages on the discovery of the Canary Islands, the exploration of the West African coasts, and expeditions to Sumatra (see Frère I, 436).

Contemporary-style binding in half tan shagreen, smooth spine gilt-tooled with double fillets, decorative rolls and black fillets, pebble-grain paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, modern binding.

Some foxing, mostly at the beginning and end of the volume.

Born in Eu, Louis Estancelin (1777–1858) served as deputy for the Somme from 1830 to 1846.

First edition.
Illustrated.
A very good copy despite two small tears to foot of spine.

First edition of this offprint, printed in a small number of copies.

First edition published in a small number of copies of this offprint from the Académie des inscriptions & belles-lettres.
Covers slightly and marginally faded, a small marginal dampstain to the front cover also affecting the leaves.
Rare.

First edition.
Spine sunned with small lacks, covers marginally sunned, internally good.