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COUTELLE & GIRARD

Description de l'Egypte. Observations météorologiques faites au Kaire en 1799, 1800 et 1801. ...

Imprimerie Impériale, à Paris 1809, In Folio (27x42,5cm), 321-406p., relié.

First edition of these two texts, extracts from volume II of the third delivery, Natural History section. Nice print on strong rag paper.
Binding in full cardboard parchment modern. Smooth back with title label in black sheepskin. Copy wide-margined, not cropped.
The first thesis is [...]

350 €

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BOUDET

Description de l'Egypte. Partie Antiquités. Notice historique de l'art de la verrerie né en ...

Imprimerie Impériale, à Paris 1818, In Folio (27x42,5cm), 38pp., relié.

First edition of this memoir extracted from Tome II of the 3rd delivery (Antiquities section) of the Description of Egypt.
Binding in full cardboard parchment modern cream. Piece of black sheepskin title. Uncropped copy, all margins.
Historical and bibliographical considerations and [...]

250 €

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Gratien LE PERE & Gaspard de CHABROL

Description de l'Egypte. Extrait d'un mémoire sur les lacs et les déserts de la Basse Egypte ...

Imprimerie Impériale, à Paris 1809, In Folio (27x42,5cm), 469-490p., relié.

First edition of these memoirs, extracts from the Description of Egypt, Modern State section, Tome second, 3rd delivery. Nice print on strong rag paper.
Binding in full cardboard parchment modern. Smooth back with title label in black sheepskin. Some foxinges. Uncropped copy, all [...]

250 €

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M. ROZIERE

Description de l'Egypte. De la géographie comparée et de l'ancien état des côtes de la mer ...

Imprimerie Impériale, à Paris 1809, In Folio (27x42,5cm), 127 - 168p., relié.

First edition, extracted from the first delivery of the description of Egypt, part: Antiquities, Memories.
Binding in full cardboard parchment modern parchment. title label in black sheepskin and title gold. Very good condition, because the copy is as it appeared, wide-margined, on wove [...]

350 €

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Gaston VUILLIER

La Tunisie

Alfred Mame & fils, Tours 1896, In-4 (26x35,5cm), 288pp., relié.

Original illustrated edition of 4 watercolors, 19 photographs and 70 woodcuts including 17 full pages.
Publisher's cardboard binding. Half calfskin cream. Paper boards with oriental and gold decor. The 2 upper corners blunt. Very beautiful copy, with immaculate white paper, on thick coated [...]

500 €

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Alphonse de LAMARTINE

Souvenirs, impressions, pensées et paysages, pendant un voyage en Orient (1832-1833)

Librairie de Charles Gosselin & Librairie Furne, Paris 1835, Fort in-8 (13x21,5cm), 340pp. ; 429pp. et 388pp. ; 395 pp., 4 tomes en 2 volumes reliés.

first edition.
Vintage half shagreen red binding. Ribbed back decorated with rolls and cold fatty fillets, as well as golden fillets. Bit of volume 1 split in tail over 2cm. Frictions, especially on boards. A break at a corner, without missing. Scattered stitching, on the title pages and on the [...]

800 €

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Friedrich HORNEMANN

Voyage dans l'Afrique septentrionale, depuis le Caire jusqu'à Mourzouk

Dentu, Paris 1803, In-8 (12,5x20cm), xlviij, 236pp. (2) ; (4) 235-476p., 2 tomes en un volume relié.

First edition of Langlès' translation from German, accompanied by 2 large folding maps on strong paper. Langlès is also responsible for the various notes and the thesis on the oases, composed according to the Arab authors.

Vintage half calf binding. Smooth decorated back. Golden [...]

650 €

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Charles LALLEMAND

Tunis et ses environs

Maison Quantin, Paris 1890, In-4 (24,5x31,5cm), 245pp., relié.

First edition of this beautifully illustrated work with a title-frontispiece in color, a back cover in color and 150 watercolors by Charles Lallemand engraved by Michelet. Print on large paper, strong vellum. The watercolors are said to have been made in situ by the author.
Beveled sky blue [...]

650 €

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