Eugène Fromentin - Un été dans le Sahara - 1857

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Eugène Fromentin’s Un été dans le Sahara is a first French edition (1857) in a single hardback volume of 294 pages, measuring 18 × 11 cm, bound in blue percaline with a smooth spine and in good condition.

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Eugène Fromentin. A Summer in the Sahara. Paris, Michel Lévy, 1857, 294 pp.

A volume in 12mo (180x110 mm), full blue percaline, smooth spine, gilt title (binding of the period). Wear and rubbing on the boards. Light foxing scattered.

Original edition

The work recounts Fromentin's journey to the south of Algeria in the summer of 1853. He departs from Médéah, advances into the desert, visits El-Aghouat, Aïn-Mahdy and Tadjemout, then stays among the nomads. The narrative also aims to describe the desert landscapes, their variations in tint and light, as well as the populations encountered.

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Eugène Fromentin. A Summer in the Sahara. Paris, Michel Lévy, 1857, 294 pp.

A volume in 12mo (180x110 mm), full blue percaline, smooth spine, gilt title (binding of the period). Wear and rubbing on the boards. Light foxing scattered.

Original edition

The work recounts Fromentin's journey to the south of Algeria in the summer of 1853. He departs from Médéah, advances into the desert, visits El-Aghouat, Aïn-Mahdy and Tadjemout, then stays among the nomads. The narrative also aims to describe the desert landscapes, their variations in tint and light, as well as the populations encountered.

Seller's Story

Delivery in person possible in Paris
Translated by Google Translate

Details

Number of books
1
Subject
Travels
Book title
Un été dans le Sahara
Author/ Illustrator
Eugène Fromentin
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1857
Height
18 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
11 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
294
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Objects sold
100%
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