French Colonial history Book

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Fold out maps or plates

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Subject

Colonial history

History

Africa

Geography

Agriculture

Illustrated

Travels

Regional interest

Reference

Anthropology

Economics

Topography

Nature

Polar explorations

South East Asia

America

Japan

China

Tribal art and culture

Animals

Europe

Oceania

Applied art

Botany

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Half leather

Softback

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1st Edition

Illustrated Edition

Commemorative edition

Revised edition

Language

French

Dutch

Rare collection of a six-volume set from the 18th century, in good condition, decorated with 73 engravings hors texte (see attached photos). 

62 folding plates prettily engraved. 11 hors-texte engravings. i.e.: 73 engraved plates of which 11 are not folding.

Pagination &

Illustrated, Philosophy, Geography, Travels, Colonial history, War history - Quantity: 6 - Book

Piganiol De la Force, [ 6 tomes ornés de 73 planches joliment gravées ] - Description historique de la Ville de Paris et de ses environs - 1765

Collection of 5 books about the former Dutch East Indies.

List of titles:

Research into the causes of the Dutch upheavals in the 16th century - Matthias Koch - 1862 - hardcover in good condition, though signs of use present.
Conquetes et decouvertes de la repubique des pay-bas

Colonial history, History - Quantity: 5 - Book

Dr. W. J. F. Nuijens e.a - Nederlands-Indië - 1862-1940

A. Milhe-Poutingon [dir.] Revue des cultures coloniales. Paris, Bureau de la revue des cultures coloniales, 1901-1904, 384 pp., 384 pp., 384 pp., 384 pp., 384 pp. 32 pp.

2 volumes in-4 (260x180 mm), half morocco, smooth spine, title label in red morocco (bindings of the period).

Agriculture, History, Colonial history - Quantity: 2 - Book

A. Milhe-Poutingon [dir.] - Revue des cultures coloniales - 1901-1904

J. Chailley [ed.] Congress of Colonial Agriculture, May 21–25, 1918. Paris, Augustin Challamel, 1920, 572 pp., 638 pp., 568 pp., 726 pp.

4 volumes in-8 (240x160 mm), half red morocco, smooth spine (bindings of the period). Wear and rubbing on the boards and spine, label on the

History, Colonial history, Agriculture, Economics - Quantity: 4 - Book

J. Chailley [dir.] - Congrès d'agriculture coloniale 21-25 mai 1918 - 1920

N. Savariau. Agriculture in Dahomey. Paris, Augustin Challamel, 1906, 110 pp.

A volume in quarto (240x160 mm), half caramel morocco, spine with raised bands, title piece in morocco (bindings of the period). Wear and rubbing on the boards and spine. Interior fresh, without

Agriculture, History, Colonial history, Africa - Quantity: 1 - Book

N. Savariau - L'agriculture au Dahomey - 1906

Le Congo Belge by Louis Franck, State Minister. Former Minister of the Colonies - Complete 2 richly illustrated volumes - La Renaissance du Livre, Brussels 1929-1930 - Work published on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the national independence - Soft covers,

Africa, Agriculture, Animals, Anthropology, Art, Applied art, Botany, Tribal art and culture, Geography, Colonial history, Natural History, Regional interest, Illustrated, Nature, Memorabilia, Reference, Topography, Travels - Quantity: 2 - Book

L. Franck - Le Congo Belge - 1929-1930

[Review] Agriculture and livestock in the Belgian Congo and in tropical and subtropical colonies. Brussels, 1927-1934, 276 pp., 420 pp., 188 pp., 192 pp.

4 folio volumes (310x240 mm), half leather, spine with raised bands (bindings of the period). Wear and rubbing on the leather

History, Colonial history, Economics - Quantity: 4 - Book

[Revue] - Agriculture et élevage au Congo belge et dans les colonies tropicales et subtropicales - 1927-1934

[AFRICA]. DEMANET (Abbé).

New History of French Africa.

Paris, at Veuve Duchesne & Lacombe, 1767.

2 volumes in-12 (16.5 x 9 cm), marbled calf (binding of the period), spine with raised bands ornamented, title piece in morocco, gilt fillets around the boards, red edges,

Africa, Colonial history - Quantity: 2 - Fold out maps or plates - Book

Abbé Demanet - Nouvelle Histoire de l'Afrique françoise - 1767

Le Tour du Monde - Tête de Collection, 1860, Rare. Complete 2 Semestres gathered into a single and thick volume - Nouveau Journal des Voyages published under the direction of Edouard Charton and illustrated by our most famous Artists - 
This is the very first collection merging

Africa, America, Anthropology, South East Asia, China, Europe, Polar explorations, Geography, Colonial history, Japan, Illustrated, Oceania, Travels - Quantity: 1 - Tipped in plates - Book

E. Charton - Le Tour du Monde - Tête de Collection - 1860

Paul Doumer. French Indochina (Memoirs). Paris, Vuibert et Nony, 1905, xvi-389 pp.

A quarto volume (310x220 mm), half-leather with corners, spine with raised bands, gilt top (binding of the period). Wear and rubbing on the boards and spine, some foxing around the edges of

History, Colonial history - Quantity: 1 - Book

Paul Doumer - L'Indo-Chine française (souvenirs) - 1905

Jean Charbonneau. Of the Sun and Glory. The Grandiose Epic of Our Colonial Contingents. Paris, Charles-Lavauzelle, 1931, 147 pp.

A quarto volume (290x230 mm), paper cover. Edges of the covers soiled. Rare pale browning.

Original edition.
A historical work devoted to the French

Jean Charbonneau - Du soleil et de la gloire. La grandiose épopée de nos contingents coloniaux - 1931

Topographical, physical, civil, political, and historical description of the French Part of the Isle of Saint-Domingue by Moreau de Saint-Méry in 3 volumes. A new edition completely revised and supplemented from the manuscript, accompanied by plans and a fold-out map at the end

Colonial history, Geography, Regional interest - Quantity: 3 - Fold out maps or plates - Book

Moreau de Saint Mery - Description de la partie française de l’Isle de Saint Domingue - 1984

Fascinating edition of this illustrated atlas of 105 maps offering a panoramic view of France and its colonies through beautiful detailed maps -

The text presents a wealth of information, ranging from administrative division to descriptions of notable places in each department

Cartography, Geography, Illustrated, History, Colonial history, Africa, Topography, Reference - Quantity: 1 - Book

M. Vuillemin & Ernest Poirée - La France et ses Colonies - 1875

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