Emile Gentil - La Chute de l'Empire de Rabah - 1902
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Emile Gentil; La Chute de l'Empire de Rabah, first edition published in 1902 by Librairie Hachette, Paris; original French, 307 pages, half leather binding, condition Good, with a folded map and 126 black-and-white illustrations including a frontispiece portrait.
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Beautiful copy of this first edition of the account of the E. Gentil mission 1895-1898.
Beautiful iconography consisting of a frontispiece portrait, 126 black and white illustrations based on photographs and drawings, with and without text. Complete with the folded map at the end of the volume.
Emile Gentil, a Naval Officer, aimed to reach Lake Chad and put an end to Rabah's Empire. Rabah, the warlord of Sudan and a slave trader, was the Sultan of Bornu in Central Africa until the French conquest of Chad (Numa Broc: Africa, p.158). Emile Gentil has given his name to Port-Gentil, the economic capital of Gabon.
Table: Mission from 1895 to 1898 - Installation in Tomi and reconnaissance - Arrival of reinforcements - We leave Chad - March against Rabah - Battle of Koussouri - Journey to Dikoa
etc.
Author: Emile Gentil
TITLE: The Fall of Rabah's Empire - Original Edition.
PUBLISHER: Paris, Librairie Hachette 1902
Large in-8 (25.5 x 17 cm); III-307 pages and 1 map
Contemporary half-morocco binding with corners, gilt title and fleuron on the spine. Top edge tinted green.
Condition: Spine faded, rubbing at the edges and ends of the spine. Interior fresh and clean, printed on untrimmed glossy paper.
A fine example.
Seller's Story
We are looking for old books for our bibliophile customers. We currently have a strong demand on the web.
On-site withdrawals are only from MONDAY TO FRIDAY, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Passage Bookstore - Gribaudo Vandamme Bookstore
48-62 Passage Jouffroy - 75009 Paris
Translated by Google TranslateBeautiful copy of this first edition of the account of the E. Gentil mission 1895-1898.
Beautiful iconography consisting of a frontispiece portrait, 126 black and white illustrations based on photographs and drawings, with and without text. Complete with the folded map at the end of the volume.
Emile Gentil, a Naval Officer, aimed to reach Lake Chad and put an end to Rabah's Empire. Rabah, the warlord of Sudan and a slave trader, was the Sultan of Bornu in Central Africa until the French conquest of Chad (Numa Broc: Africa, p.158). Emile Gentil has given his name to Port-Gentil, the economic capital of Gabon.
Table: Mission from 1895 to 1898 - Installation in Tomi and reconnaissance - Arrival of reinforcements - We leave Chad - March against Rabah - Battle of Koussouri - Journey to Dikoa
etc.
Author: Emile Gentil
TITLE: The Fall of Rabah's Empire - Original Edition.
PUBLISHER: Paris, Librairie Hachette 1902
Large in-8 (25.5 x 17 cm); III-307 pages and 1 map
Contemporary half-morocco binding with corners, gilt title and fleuron on the spine. Top edge tinted green.
Condition: Spine faded, rubbing at the edges and ends of the spine. Interior fresh and clean, printed on untrimmed glossy paper.
A fine example.
Seller's Story
We are looking for old books for our bibliophile customers. We currently have a strong demand on the web.
On-site withdrawals are only from MONDAY TO FRIDAY, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Passage Bookstore - Gribaudo Vandamme Bookstore
48-62 Passage Jouffroy - 75009 Paris
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Number of Books
1
Subject
Cartography, Colonial history, Photography, Travels
Book Title
La Chute de l'Empire de Rabah
Author/ Illustrator
Emile Gentil
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1902
Edition
1st Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
307
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