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L'Algerie Ancienne et Moderne depuis les premiers etablissements des Carthaginois jusqu'a l'expedition du General Randon en 1853.
by Galibert, Leon
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Paris: Furne. 1884. Quarto, later quarter leather binding with marbled sides, spine titled in gilt and with raised bands, marbled endpapers. b&w engraved plates, colour plates, lacks 'Infanterie Legere' plate, pp iii, 648, ii, Includes the large colour folding map of Algeria. The 1884 edition, but with the (very toned) title page for 1875 additionally bound in. Some light foxing. Very good condition. [Heavy book, please inquire regarding postage] The history of Algeria. Includes many b&w illustrations, and colour plates of paintings of Algerian soldiers in uniform. Quarter leather.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101465
- Title
- L'Algerie Ancienne et Moderne depuis les premiers etablissements des Carthaginois jusqu'a l'expedition du General Randon en 1853.
- Author
- Galibert, Leon
- Format/Binding
- Quarter leather
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Furne
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- Algeria, Costume, France, Militaria, Soldiers, Uniforms
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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