Librairie Fischbacher

First edition of the French translation by Victor Largeau, presented in 1844 to the Geneva archaeologist Gustave-Philippe Revilliod (1817–1890) by Moors with whom he had become close.

Contemporary binding in brown half sheep with corners, spine with five raised bands and no lettering, marbled paper sides, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, soiled original wrappers preserved, modern binding.

Some occasional foxing.

An explorer—he attempted twice to cross the Sahara, the first time in this same year, 1875—Victor Largeau (1842–1897) later became a colonial administrator. He was the father of General Victor-Emmanuel Largeau (1867–1916), one of the founders of Chad.

First edition.
Nice copy.

Rare first edition.

A few small spots of foxing, mainly affecting the edges.

Contemporary chocolate-brown full morocco bindings, spines with five raised bands framed by triple black fillets, minor rubbing to some bands, gilt dates and armorial stamps at the foot of the spines, gilt roll tooling to the caps, triple black fillet borders on the boards with gilt armorial decorations at the corners, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, gilt lace-style border framing the pastedowns, double gilt fillets to the edges, all edges gilt; fine period bindings in full morocco bearing the arms of Baron Schikler.

Inscribed by Jules Delaborde to Baron Schikler at the head of the...