Naturel du detroit Princesse Marianne.
by (WAHLEN, AUGUSTE,)
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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About This Item
(Paris).. (1844.). Hand coloured engraving heightened with gum arabic, 27.4 x 18.2 cm (sheet), slight toning to the paper and edge wear, but in very good condition. Fine plate of a hunter from Princess Marianne Strait, New Guinea, prepared for Auguste Wahlen's great compilation of world costume "Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples de Monde.” Illustrations were after those from the great 19th Century voyage artists. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Asia Bookroom (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 175967
- Title
- Naturel du detroit Princesse Marianne.
- Author
- (WAHLEN, AUGUSTE,)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- (Paris).
- Date Published
- (1844.)
- Keywords
- Australasia, Costume, Engraving, Exploration, Illustration, Lithograph, New Guinea, Pacific, Voyages And Travels, zz_Gallery_Antiquarian, Zz_gallery_ephemera_and_maps, zz_ListOn_eBay
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ephemera;
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Asia Bookroom
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About the Seller
Asia Bookroom
Biblio member since 2010
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
About Asia Bookroom
Asia Bookroom is a large open shop specialising in books on Asia. We also have smaller sections on the Middle East and the Pacific. Our stock ranges from antiquarian books through to new books. We also carry ephemera relating to Asia including an interesting range of 19th and 20th Century ephemera published in East Asia in English, Chinese and Japanese.
Asia Bookroom issues regular specialised book lists on Asia and invite you to let us know your interests so that we can let you know of new arrivals as they come in to stock. And if you are in Australia's capital city Canberra we hope you will visit our shop!
Asia Bookroom issues regular specialised book lists on Asia and invite you to let us know your interests so that we can let you know of new arrivals as they come in to stock. And if you are in Australia's capital city Canberra we hope you will visit our shop!
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