[Rarebooks] fa: [FRANCE] PANORAMA GEOGRAPHIQUE FRANÇAIS - w/ 87 Hand-Colored MAPS & VIEWS - 1825

ArCh ardchamber at earthlink.net
Tue Oct 18 07:18:48 EDT 2022


Auction ending Sunday, October 23. Images and more details can be found at the URL below or by searching for the seller name arch_in_la. 

https://tinyurl.com/mr33vxca

Many thanks,
Ardwight Chamberlain
Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Panorama Geographique Français, ou Les mille et une beautes de la Geographie de France, contenant la description de toutes les villes et principaux endroits de la France, avec leurs origine, etymologie, productions, curiosites, et les noms des hommes celebres qui les ont illustres, etc., etc. Orne de quatre-vingt-sept cartes, et de quatre-vingt-six vues des villes chef-lieux de chaque departement; Ouvrage du plus grand interet pour les Français, de la plus grande utilite pour les etrangers qui voyagent en France, et tres propre a etre mis dans les mains de la jeunesse. Par une societe de geographes. Paris: Librairie d'education de A.J. Sanson, 1825. First edition, 8vo (20.5 cm), in early/period calf-backed marbled boards; folding frontispiece map of France, plus 86 hand-colored lithograph maps and views (complete).

Binding well worn and rubbed, with edge-wear and loss to the spine ends and corners; front and rear inner hinges cracked but both boards are secure; frontispiece split at the gutter with creases and a short closed tear at the bottom fold, toning to the edges of the text block, scattered light spotting to the leaves and plates, a few light touches of soiling, but generally quite clean and sound.



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