Lady Annie Brassey - Le Tour du Monde en Famille – Superbe Cartonnage A. MAME / SOUZE - 1891

Magnificent testimony to the great Victorian maritime expeditions of the 19th century, magnificently preserved in its prestige editor's binding signed Souze.

This captivating work traces the global voyage undertaken by Lady Annie Brassey and her family aboard their private yacht, the famous Sunbeam. This exploratory journey crosses the Atlantic, South America (notably the Brazilian coasts and the palm-lined avenues of the Rio Botanical Garden), the Pacific Islands, and Asia.

The edition is richly illustrated with 82 wood engravings, both text-in and text-out, of exceptional finesse, depicting landscapes, ethnographic scenes (indigenous warriors), fauna, flora, and the vessel.

** Cardboard binding features :
- Remarkable publisher's binding: bright red morocco whole with a black and gold polychrome plate (Binding signed A. Souze).
- Decoration on the first cover: Large gold-embossed motif depicting a Pacific indigenous warrior armed, the Sunbeam offshore, tropical vegetation, a globe, and navigational instruments.
- Edges: Entirely gilt, preserving their original brilliance.

** Condition :
- Binding & Cover: Fine visual condition. The red morocco is still fresh, the gold decorative elements on the first cover and spine are bright and contrasting. Corners slightly worn. Joints intact and headcaps well preserved.
- Interior : Full text block of all pages and engravings. Presence of foxing and scattered damp stains across the leaves (very typical for this type of paper from Mame editions at the end of the 19th century), not affecting readability or reading pleasure.
- Binding : Solid structure, firm hinges, no pages detached.

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