Alfred Frédol / P. Lackerbauer - Le monde de la mer - 1865

Charming illustrated work with 21 magnificent color plates etched on steel and 200 wood engravings drawn by P. Lackerbauer -

This volume illustrates the encyclopedic and educational ambition of the 19th century to popularize natural and maritime sciences among a wide cultivated public -

Alfred Frédol unfolds a complete panorama devoted to the oceans, their fauna and flora, mixing scientific descriptions, picturesque narratives and philosophical reflections on the power and mysteries of the sea -

The work is distinguished by rich iconography: engravings and plates that translate the desire to render science visual and attractive, while feeding the maritime imagination -

Alfred Frédol / P. Lackerbauer - Le monde de la mer - 1865 - Hachette et Cie -
VII 632 Pages.

Very good condition of the binding, the work in its original purple half-leather binding, boards of purple percaline, slight signs of wear, handsome gilded edges, spine with raised bands nicely decorated with gold-tooled devices, title and author name gilded, cold-stamped rules on the boards -

Very good interior condition, rare foxing, title page printed in red and black, the work enriched with 21 color plates etched on steel and 200 wood vignettes drawn by P. Lackerbauer, marbled endpapers in good condition, a fine copy -

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