Leon Cahun - les “Pilotes D’Ango” Leon Cahum - 1899

Magnificent early specimen from the late 19th century of the famous maritime adventure novel “Les pilotes D’Ango.” The work is richly illustrated with 45 wood engravings inserted in the text, after drawings by Sahib (pseudonym of Louis Ernest Lesage, a celebrated illustrator and caricaturist of the era). First binding in full red percaline; second cover ornamented in blind in the center with the great official monogram. Edges of the block preserved. This volume includes an era document inserted at the beginning of the book attesting to its authenticity—an official document signed in ink by the editor-in-chief of the magazine."}