Paul Bory - Les Artères du Globe - 1888

Captivating edition beautifully bound and illustrated of this work devoted to the geographical discovery of the world, to the great arteries of communication and to the transformations brought about by advances in transport during the 19th century -

The title evokes the idea of a true circulatory system of the planet, in which seas, oceans, rivers, roads, railways and major commercial routes play the role of arteries progressively linking the different regions of the globe -

The work is set in an era marked by a dramatic acceleration of international exchanges, by the expansion of railway networks, by the development of steam navigation and by the opening of new maritime and commercial routes -

Paul Bory thus presents geography not as a simple description of territories, but as the study of a world increasingly connected by the movements of people, goods, capital and information -

Paul Bory - The Arteries of the Globe - 1888 - Alfred Mame et Fils -
399 Pages.

Good binding condition, the work in its full red percaline binding enhanced with gilding, wear from use, some minor defects on the cover, worn headcaps, spine and corners worn, gilded edges, smooth spine adorned, gilded titling and ornaments, black borders impressed on the second cover panel -

Good interior condition, some stains and light moisture marks, small vignette on title page, work enriched with handsome engravings in and out of text including a frontispiece, modern endpapers in good condition, a pleasing copy -

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