Collectif - Histoire Générale des Grands Aventuriers de la Mer - 1978
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Histoire Générale des Grands Aventuriers de la Mer by Collectif, a 15‑volume luxury edition published by Editions Famot in Paris (1978), in French as the original language, with full brown marbled leather bindings and gilt decoration, totaling 5300 pages with inserted plates.
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General History of the Great Adventurers of the Sea (Collective). Famot Editions 1978. 15 volumes.
TI-TII: Life of the Corsair from Saint-Malo Robert Surcouf - TIII: History of the English Pirates - TIV-TV: Life and Adventures and Memoirs of Monsieur Duguay Trouin - TVI: Adventures of Sir Beauchene - TVII: The Life and Adventures of Jean Bart - TVIII: Account of Francis Drake's Voyages - TIX-TX: History of the Bailly de Suffren - TXI: Journal of the voyage to the South Sea by Sieur Raveneau de Lussan - TXII-TXIII: History of the Conquest of Mexico or New Spain by Fernand Cortez - TXIV-TXV: Memoirs of Trelawney.
367, 358, 352, 315, 344, 340, 345, 323, 302, 361, 313, 396, 344, 351, 316 pages. 21x16 cm, 12 kg (packaging included).
Beautiful full leather binding in dark brown marbled leather adorned with frames and gilt dentelles on the covers; smooth spine ornamented with faux compartments and gilt tooling; gilded head edges.
Very good condition of the binding, close to new; interior clean and fresh, guard with the so-called 'spirals' pattern, red silk bookmarks. With numerous plates out of text, maps, folding plates, drawn from old editions as well as from the editor's private collections.
Luxury edition printed on large, puffed Laid Dove-colored paper.
Very beautiful edition in superb, highly decorative bindings.
General History of the Great Adventurers of the Sea (Collective). Famot Editions 1978. 15 volumes.
TI-TII: Life of the Corsair from Saint-Malo Robert Surcouf - TIII: History of the English Pirates - TIV-TV: Life and Adventures and Memoirs of Monsieur Duguay Trouin - TVI: Adventures of Sir Beauchene - TVII: The Life and Adventures of Jean Bart - TVIII: Account of Francis Drake's Voyages - TIX-TX: History of the Bailly de Suffren - TXI: Journal of the voyage to the South Sea by Sieur Raveneau de Lussan - TXII-TXIII: History of the Conquest of Mexico or New Spain by Fernand Cortez - TXIV-TXV: Memoirs of Trelawney.
367, 358, 352, 315, 344, 340, 345, 323, 302, 361, 313, 396, 344, 351, 316 pages. 21x16 cm, 12 kg (packaging included).
Beautiful full leather binding in dark brown marbled leather adorned with frames and gilt dentelles on the covers; smooth spine ornamented with faux compartments and gilt tooling; gilded head edges.
Very good condition of the binding, close to new; interior clean and fresh, guard with the so-called 'spirals' pattern, red silk bookmarks. With numerous plates out of text, maps, folding plates, drawn from old editions as well as from the editor's private collections.
Luxury edition printed on large, puffed Laid Dove-colored paper.
Very beautiful edition in superb, highly decorative bindings.
Details
Number of books
15
Subject
History
Book title
Histoire Générale des Grands Aventuriers de la Mer
Author/ Illustrator
Collectif
Condition
As new
Publication year oldest item
1978
Edition
Reprint
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Editions Famot, Paris
Binding/ Material
Leather
Extras
Tipped in plates
Number of pages
5300
