Léon Galibert - L'Algérie ancienne et moderne depuis les Carthaginois jusqu'à la prise de la smalah d'Abd-el-Kader - 1844

Léon Galibert. Ancient and modern Algeria from the first settlements of the Carthaginians to the taking of the smalah of Abd-el-Kader. Paris, Furne, 1844, 636 pp.

One quarto volume (260x175 mm), red half-morocco, smooth spine richly ornamented, marbled edges (binding of the period). Some wear on the spine otherwise beautiful condition of the binding. Foxing scattered.

Original edition adorned with 24 black-and-white engravings hors-texte, engravings in the text, 12 color engravings hors-texte by Raffet and Rouargue and a large color map of Algeria.

The work successively traces the Carthaginian, Roman, Vandal, Byzantine, Arab and Turkish dominations up to the French conquest and the taking of the smalah of Abd-el-Kader in 1843.

A significant place is given to the period of the French conquest: military campaigns, administrative organization, successive governments and description of the main towns and regions. The work ends notably with a historical statistic of the regiments sent to Africa since 1830, which explains the presence of the twelve plates devoted to uniforms.