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L'Algérie Ancienne et Moderne. Depuis les premiers établissements des Carthaginois jusqu'à l'expédition du Général Randon en 1853
by Galibert, Léon
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/No Jacket
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About This Item
Paris: Furne et Cie,, 1861. Signed Quinet binding. Half-bound leather. Published Paris: Furne et Cie, 1861. 8vo., 7 1/4" x 10 1/2", iv+648pp., illustrated frontis and numerous tissue-guarded plates, hand colored folding map at rear. Half-bound in red leather with raised bands and panels, gilt titles and designs and red pebbled cloth over boards, marbled endpapers, all edge gilting. Wear at the spine ends, covers rubbed/faded. Text and plates clean and bright. Very good internally. Binding good. . Full-Leather. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010265
- Title
- L'Algérie Ancienne et Moderne. Depuis les premiers établissements des Carthaginois jusqu'à l'expédition du Général Randon en 1853
- Author
- Galibert, Léon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Furne et Cie,
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1861
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- England & Europe; Military;
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