A. Séguin. - Le Robinson Noir. - 1877

SEGUIN Alfred.
The Black Robinson. A work adorned with 72 wood-engraved drawings by Mr. Meaulle, after designs by Messrs. H. Scott, Meyer, Ferdinandus, etc.
Paris, P. Ducrocq, 1877.
Octavo (4) – 336 pp. Illustrated in the text and on plates with wood-engraved vignettes. Full green percaline publisher's binding, geometric design of black interlaces bordered by gold fillets on a background speckled with gold dots, title in gold centered on a plain background, spine ornamented similarly, black decoration on the second cover, gilt edges. Some foxing, corners slightly bumped.
Good copy of the original edition of this imitation of Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, but this time with a Black hero.