Adolphe de FONTAINE DE RESBECQ
Histoire d'un navire, récits d'un jeune marin
Wild|Paris s. d. [1843]|28 x 20.3 cm|Relié
Extremely rare volume illustrated with 12 fine full-page lithographs by Ferdinand Perrot.
Contemporary binding in aubergine half shagreen, flat spine decorated with gilt fillets and dotted lines, some rubbing to the spine, marbled paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners slightly bumped.
Scattered foxing, some leaves toned due to paper acidity, author's name handwritten in white ink at the head of the spine.
Bookplate of A. Hennique mounted on a blank endpaper, with the motto "la vie est un voyage".
€1,800