Armand Lapointe / Henry de Montaut - Les Déserts Africains. Aventures extraordinaires d'un homme, d'un singe et d'un éléphant - 1878

Fascinating illustrated edition with more than 100 drawings by Henri de Montaut of this adventure novel for youths that blends geographical exploration, travel writing, naturalist observations, and romantic escapades within the spectacular setting of the desert and semi-desert regions of Africa -

Faithful to the tradition of the great 19th-century exploration novels, the work carries the reader into the heart of a continent still largely unknown to the European public, where the dangers of nature, encounters with diverse peoples and scientific discoveries intertwine in a lively and educational narrative -

The story follows a European traveler, a brave, ingenious man driven by a deep desire for discovery, who undertakes a long expedition across the vast African spaces -

Armand Lapointe / Henry de Montaut - Les Déserts Africains. Aventures extraordinaires d'un homme, d'un singe et d'un éléphant - 1878 - E. Plon et Cie -
280 pages

Good condition of the binding, the volume in its full original red percaline, signs of wear, headbands and corners somewhat worn, sprinkled edges, smooth spine nicely decorated with cold fillets, gilded titling and author's name, fillets stamped in relief framing the boards -

Good interior condition, pages browned, rare foxing, title page printed in red and black and adorned with a handsome vignette, the work enriched with more than 100 drawings in black both in text and as plates including a frontispiece by Henri de Montaut, marbled endpapers in good condition, interior rather fresh, a fine copy -

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