Roger Vercel / Albert Brenet, Marin-Marie, Mathurin Méheut - Pécheurs des quatre mers - 1957

Fascinating illustrated edition of this collection that offers a broad exploration of the world of maritime fishing, of its men, its traditions and its trades, traversing the main ports and the major fishing regions of the French coastline -

Through a succession of richly documented chapters, the author guides the reader from the Mediterranean waters to the coasts of the Atlantic and the English Channel, revealing the diversity of sea-related activities and the living conditions of those who derive their livelihoods from it -

The work begins with a presentation of fish in their natural habitat, before addressing the great cod fishing ports, notably those associated with distant campaigns, then Boulogne-sur-Mer, a high place of herring fishing and of fish marketing -

Roger Vercel / Albert Brenet, Marin-Marie, Mathurin Méheut - Fishermen of the Four Seas - 1957 - Beuchet et Vanden Brugge -
306 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, a landscape-format volume in its original vellum (gilt-decorated) cover, wear from use, some minor defects on the cover (very worn cover with damp stains), small loss at the head of the spine, speckled edges, the spine plain titled in black, as well as the first face -

Good interior condition, browning, a beautiful vignette on the title page, ink annotations, the work enriched with beautiful color engravings in and out of text by Albert Brenet, Marin-Marie, Mathurin Méheut, clean text, fairly fresh interior, a pleasant copy -

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